16-04-2020 06:48 PM
16-04-2020 06:48 PM
First post.
I tried to take my life just before Christmas. Ended up interned for a few weeks. It was a good experience for me. Left feeling better. 3 months down the track and all those gains are gone.
My question is, what if I don't want help? What if I don't want someone to stop me? Does that make sense to anyone? I know I could call a crisis line, go to see the doctor AGAIN! Talk to the psychologist, psychiatrist, GP, counsellor etc etc. But what if I don't want to be talked out of it? I am just sooo tired. And after years and years of this, it does seem like all we have been doing is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
16-04-2020 07:00 PM
16-04-2020 07:00 PM
Hi @RubyBlue , welcome to the forums.
I'm glad you decided to post, to express these thoughts and how you're feeling at the moment. I hope in doing so you've been able to lighten your mental load - feeling like you've lost what you gained is indeed tough to think on, and might feel really overwhelming. Healing is never linear, and sometimes when the lows return it can be really discouraging. But it also seems like you're reaching out for support and understanding here on the forums.
We are here for you, and you can always get in touch with the moderators and community managers should you need. I'm going to drop you a follow up email just to check in with you.
16-04-2020 07:07 PM
16-04-2020 07:07 PM
Hi RubyBlue
I am so sorry to hear you are feeling this way. The forced isolation has definitely impacted my mental health big time & I have also been struggling more than ever!
My diagnosis is complex-PTSD.
I am not sure what I 'should' be saying to you under these circumstances but want you to know I hear you.
Sending love & warm hugs
16-04-2020 07:40 PM
16-04-2020 07:40 PM
Hi @RubyBlue, and welcome!
I can relate to much of your post, especially in that I too am not interested in being "talked out of it". I would be very interested in productive discussion that would deliver solutions to my problems (although by all accounts there is virtually no hope of that ever happening), however I'm not interested in being lectured on how "I have to accept and endure" my nightmare, because "suicide is just the wrong choice."
I wish I could offer you solutions, but as I say, I'm pretty much stuck in the same dillemma myself. If I knew how to fix it, I wouldn't be here.
16-04-2020 11:53 PM
16-04-2020 11:53 PM
My partner says I always rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic: I believe I do it with great purpose, and I think he disagrees; Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and giving them a voice for me to hear; You made me smile today and I felt more happier as I know I am not alone with this action; and by bringing things back into order after I have felt uncomfortable with a chaotic experience I feel like I have restored something in my psyche. Stay Safe.
17-04-2020 10:34 AM
17-04-2020 10:34 AM
Hey @RubyBlue,
I'm sorry to hear you're going through this tough time. I know the episodic nature of mental health issues can make a lot of people feel so disheartened and disappointed.
No pressure to reply, but just wondering how you're travelling today?
19-04-2020 12:46 AM
19-04-2020 12:46 AM
The Titanic sunk right? I just can't figure out if i am one of the ones in a lifeboat or one of the hundreds who are freezing to death in the water. Sorry, very melodramatic! And yet, there it is. I want somebody to know that i have fought so very hard. I didn't give up easy. I am safe tonight but i can't speak for tomorrow.
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