Search Results: thoughts of suicide
Would my gp have to break confidentially over this?
During my life I've always (since I was about 7 or 8 years old) self harmed and have tried to commit suicide a few times. Also when I was young (around the same time - around 6 years), I was sexually assaulted on...
My First Taste of Revenge, But is Violence the Answer?
Every adult likes to tell you the same exact useless string of words when you're sitting across from them distraught, sobbing, and drenched in a combination of your own tears and snot: "if you ignore your bullies, they'll...
Suicide First Aid: How to Approach The Topic of Suicide
DISCLAIMER: All content within this article is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of a health care professional. Suicide can be a highly emotive and...
Six Things About Maturity That Are Absolutely Horrifying
Maturity. The final frontier of growth and the penultimate goal of mankind. Many names for it from Enlightenment to Melancholy but overall most people want to be mature. So I will start by explaining what this is not...
Mental Illnesses/Disorders, and How to Cope With People Who Have Them
Mental illnesses have been around for decades, killing people internally. It's an extremely difficult topic to talk about, but it must be done if you want to help the person. There are obviously many variations of mental...
How can I respond to this guy's depressing message?
For simplicity's sake, let's call this guy Ryan. Ryan and I met in freshman year, high school. We shared two classes together-- English and Biology. Naturally, we became pretty good friends. Ryan was pretty goofy and...
Let's Talk about Bullying
They say suicide is the third leading cause of death for children in the United States, and kids who are bullied are 20 times more likely to commit suicide then those who are not. Why are kids killing themselves over some...
Natasha Tracy Tackles the Tough Questions: Bipolar, Suicide, Medication, Oh My
In the past few months, we've seen a lot of questions about suicide and mental illness/wellness on GirlsAskGuys. These are important yet tricky topics to address and because of that, we thought we'd turn to a well-known...
My Journey To Self Confidence
As a young girl growing up, it's natural to want to be liked by those you are constantly in company with. However, how is one supposed to like themselves if they are constantly made fun of by other children in school?...
Would have committed suicide if?
Last year in June something terrible happened with me which wrecked and disrupted my life. I was mentally tortured and I wanted to end my life. I had suicidal thoughts, anxiety and severe panic attacks. I couldn't live...
Five Reasons Why I Would Be Happy To Date A Feminist
So i was answering a question recently which asked people whether or not they would date a feminist. Quite a few people voted and continue to vote, and so far, about 2/3rds of men voting said no, while a third said they...
Parents, if your son or daughter committed suicide and in the note it said it was because you sent them to a psych ward would you regret it?
Specifically, if you thought that they might be suicidal which turned out to be false when they were an underachiever. But in the years since then they became an overachiever but then killed themselves and said it was...
Help with friends suicidal thoughts?
He was really spoiled growing up, never had to do anything nor did his parents really teach him, says he doesn't want to "play ball" with society. As in he doesn't accept the world the way it is and would rather just end...
Will you be happy or sad when your parents die?
I'm going to JUMP 4 JOY when my mom dies. When I was 16 my parents committed me to a psychiatric hospital because my parents thought I was a danger to myself because I had mild depression and she thought a cat scratch...
Documentary on Suicide: "The Bridge"
I have seen a few posts lately from depressed people bringing up the idea of suicide. At an earlier age, I felt like that. But I urge everyone considering this to PLEASE think again. Here is an interesting documentary on...
My guy isn't texting me; how long shall I wait before I contact him to ask what's up?
So I have been seeing this guy for around 8 months. At the beginning I wasn't after anything serious and made this clear to him. However, things have moved on since then and he shows a lot of hints that he likes me more...
Question for anyone who was forcefully sectioned in a psych ward, could you forgive the people who sanctioned you?
My parents sanctioned me because they thought I was suicidal (the psych evaluation showed that I wasn't). But since I got out I can't go a week without contemplating suicide or a month without resorting to some form of...
Is marriage for men too risky nowadays?
Divorce rates are >50%. Women initiate most of the divorces (~69%) but not breakups (could it be the money?)...
Should a person with clinical depression let people who they are romantically involved with know?
I've seen a lot of peoples takes on depression, people asking around the topic etc. I have depression and anxiety, making me consider this in a relationship, in particular, romantic relationships. I've attempted suicide...
My 10 Favorite Creepypastas
It all started with those Jokes, stories, and really out there inspirational messages people loved to copy/paste to message boards or through emails to all their contacts. Things like send this to 20 of your friends in 5...
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