I’m at the lowest I’ve been I’m in just declining. First time in my life where the thought of ending it popped into my mind. I’m not going to but that’s just how bad it’s gotten. Should I tell someone I know and trust about my mental health battle
of course you should :( i am at a similar point to you, i have thought about ending it quite a bit and i have recently resorted to very unhealthy coping mechanisms. but people know of my struggle and are giving me as much support as they can. we cannot get through this alone, please tell someone especially if you are hurting so much.
@forre-tress I am also hoping for better days for you as well, truly. I know how dark it can get when those thoughts start to creep & I truly hope you find some hobbies or things you love to do that will help you cope more healthily🫶🏾
Hi again, I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I know how hard it can be; I’ve been in that place where you don’t know if it’s worth it. But it is worth it. You’re dealing with something really tough, and it makes sense that you’d feel this way. But you don’t have to go through it alone. Talking to someone you trust could help, but it’s always up to you if you want to share. I know it’s scary, I used to be so afraid of being judged or that people wouldn’t understand. But when I finally opened up to my partner and family, even though they didn’t fully get it, they were there for me. And that made a big difference. It gave me a little more courage to look for help and find a therapist. You deserve support!
yes! whether it’s a trusted friend/ family member or a doctor or a therapist. you should absolutely tell someone! it helps so much to have people know and to just let it out. it makes it worse to keep it all bottled up, and telling someone could lead to you getting help or even connecting with someone who’s also struggling. i’m sorry you’re going through this. you’ve got this!
Hello J.E., I'm sorry to hear that things are so difficult for you right now. This sounds like a great time to reach out for support. You don't have to do this alone. Here are some resources in case the suicidal thoughts continue. Please reach out for help, asap. To find a therapist, call the mental health number on the back of your insurance card. They can set you up with someone who is covereed under your plan. The sooner the better. People in the NOCD community care about you and want you to have access to emergency help if you ever need it. - Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) - Text “CONNECT” TO 7417415 - Call 911 or go to Local Emergency room - Text or call 988 to be connected to the national suicide and crisis lifeline View full list of emergency resources here: https://www.treatmyocd.com/emergency-resources
Absolutely. You may be surprised by how much your loved ones can pull you out of that mindset and give a new perspective. I used to hate talking to my family and friends about myself or what I was going through, but I was always so thankful that I did afterwards. It may feel uncomfortable at first but I promise it is worth it. I am also here if you need to talk at all !
I'm so sorry that you're at that place. I know how it feels and had quite a few times where it feels dark, bleak, and that ending it would be better. Reach out to a family member, trusted friend or someone in the mental health profession. Remind yourself of the people that care about you and love you. Sit it out - these thoughts and urges typically go away in 10-20 min. Get up out of bed and go for a walk or make yourself a snack, sometimes it's the little things that make a big impact. And lastly, I highly encourage you to find a counselor or mental health professional that you like and trust because it can be game changing to have an ally and support in the fight with mental health battles. I know how dark it can get - hang in there. Take it a day at a time. When you're in crisis, call someone. I hope you feel better and you see a lil light and hope. Much love to you and I'm rooting for you. I've found that just having someone with you that cares about you and loves you - offer presence, touch, a listening ear can make a massive difference at the lowest lows (whether that be a friend, a family member, a partner or spouse, or a counselor/therapist)
@Anonymous Thank you. And thanks to everyone that replied. I’m just having a hard time opening up to someone especially cuz I’m a guy and idk It’s just a hard thing for me. And I’m not old enough to get a therapist I’m only 16 I also have some unhealthy habits that I had before all of this that I’m getting rid of. But this is the thing that really gets to me. My thoughts target literally everything. All my hobbies meaning now I can’t find peace when doing anything I used to enjoy which is a ton of things. My life revolves around hiking surfing swimming snowboarding ect but now my ocd tells me I hate those things. And it really just messes with me like a lot. And I know it’s not true but I can’t get over that fact they even if there not true it still causes me to have anxiety or feel numb to my hobbies. Then even at home everything I do causes anxiety weather that’s cooking cleaning school showing or anything there is 0 way out every single day. I have social anxiety around family and friends and I think I’m ugly and it’s just like wow this is how messed up I am. Is this how my life is going to be because if it is idk what to do. I also have crazy anger issues to the point where I’m anger and agruing and yelling at with people even in my dreams. I’m only 16 and it feels like my life is over and I’m just living in hell I wake up wanting to cry until I go to bed and this is not who I am. I’m so scared
Please stay here. It does get better. Talk to someone you love and trust about your issues and remember you aren’t alone. Despite what OCD tells you, you have a life to live and love. I hope you start to feel better soon.
So I and my mom got into this big fight yesterday and I said some things I didn't mean to say to her and she said some things and I know what I said was bad but what she said cut deep in me because Even though what I said to her wasn't good her words hurt because going through wat om going through rn is honestly the worst thing a human can go through my worries and fears now all of a sudden now become feeling of Suicide and self-harm and honestly she's right because at this point I'm at a dead end and there's no going back I didn't tell her what was actually going on with me because I know she will never look at me the same and growing up with parents that are Gen x back in the day mental illness is a fucking joke to them apparently and is not taken seriously not all of them are like this but I know a few now I've been thinking about offing myself I don't think I'm gonna make it I'm really struggling.
I hate sitting in my room with only me and my thoughts. I have lost my faith in the lord and can’t seem to get on with my life. I’m so stuck on everything and can’t seem to get better. I keep self harming and get to the point to where I see the second layer of my skin. It gets worse and worse each time I have suicidal thoughts. One of these days it’ll get so bad that well you can probably guess what I may do. I have been abused physically mentally and sexually in my past and it haunts me every single day of my life. Any time I try to talk to someone about my mental health they tell me I’m a waste of their time or that I need to talk to someone other than them. But all that does is make me keep it all bottled up and I can’t take it anymore. They say mental abuse is worse than physical and I can see why they say that. I just want a normal life so I don’t have to be depressed 24/7. It ruins my social life and it makes me loose my friends and family because of how distant I am. I just need help and please give me advice. Also sorry I’m not very good at explaining things.
I feel like it's got to a point that I just can't deal with stuff on my own anymore. I've tried to help myself with compulsions and thoughts and behaviours and it helps to an extent but I feel like I just need more help. But I don't even know where to start, I've felt so ignored in the past and I don't even know where you can turn to. I'm in the UK so it's difficult, especially considering I'm only 17, to get any help for this kind of thing. I just want someone to talk to, something to help – medication, maybe? I want to try it, I want to see if it would stop the overthinking for a while. Stuff isn't as bad as it has been before, but I feel like I can't just leave this anymore. I just don't know who to turn to or where to go from here.
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