This may sound silly but I'm gonna blurt it out anyway.
Before I start, I'm not depressed and haven't been particuarly anxious as past while either. But I think about suicide, not planning how to go about it, more think about it because I know I shouldn't if that makes sence.
This morning I was out for a walk, Where I live is on the coast, there is a nice little forest which I walk around, I was out walking and it popped into my head that a woman had killed herself by hanging a few years back in this forest, The thought came into my head, what if I flipped out and did it, Or what if I went over there and jumped into the sea and drowned. Just total $hit, but it worries me that it even pops into my head. I bet normal people don't think about this?
The more I try not to think about it, the more I think about it, this then leads on to other random thoughts thoughts like,
"Perhaps I don't have anxiety at all, perhaps its something worse"
"What if people who commit suicide aren't depressed, what if they just have these random thoughts I am having"
Can anyone relate to this?
Can anyone offer any advice?
Suicidal Thoughts?
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Guest
dj...This is kinda like don't think about the pink elephant thing...Studies have been done which prove that when you tell yourself not to think about something, then, you will definitely think about it...This is the wrong approach...
Try accepting that thought, and don't allow that thought to stick to you like glue. This is just a scary thought, and you are not going to act on it.
Just observe that thought. Pretend you can see it floating lazily by you. Do not pay it any mind. The more you do this, then, the less the thought will bother you, and soon it will become a thought of the past...
If you were suicidal, then, these type of thoughts would not worry you, or bother you in the least.
Just accept it for what it is..A scary thought...You are not alone in this one. Many people have similar thoughts, and are always writing posts about them!!!
Become an observer of your thoughts. Do not wish them away, but, just watch as they float lazily by...
You are Not crazy or suicidal...God Bless
Try accepting that thought, and don't allow that thought to stick to you like glue. This is just a scary thought, and you are not going to act on it.
Just observe that thought. Pretend you can see it floating lazily by you. Do not pay it any mind. The more you do this, then, the less the thought will bother you, and soon it will become a thought of the past...
If you were suicidal, then, these type of thoughts would not worry you, or bother you in the least.
Just accept it for what it is..A scary thought...You are not alone in this one. Many people have similar thoughts, and are always writing posts about them!!!
Become an observer of your thoughts. Do not wish them away, but, just watch as they float lazily by...
You are Not crazy or suicidal...God Bless