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In reply to the discussion: Really sadly today [View all]

TigressDem

(5,126 posts)
2. Hey, take a breath.
Sun Aug 7, 2022, 06:33 PM
Aug 2022

So at the moment you feel like crap on a stick and incapable of seeing your personal future as a place where your own dreams can happen.

MAYBE that is true. Maybe it's not.

If you off yourself, you will never know.

Go ahead and cry. Set a timer and cry for 10 minutes. If you can't keep it up that long, just see how long it takes before your system realizes you are taking your own pain seriously.

I tried to feel sorry for myself once for 5 minutes and it worked for 3 then I started laughing at myself. I was writing in my journal all the crap I had to feel the world had crapped on me for and at some point, my inner self felt heard. Once that happened the relief washed over me and I started feeling lighter and laughter bubbled up. I was laughing at the feeling of relief, like bubbles tickling my spirit.

I got a few books, a play and ideas for 2 spiritual/political movements that are drowning on their own while I have to work in a warehouse because I decided that was the only way to make myself exercise.

I used to do tech support, but I always felt that while people might be clueless about computers etc... they were often smart about other things that I was not.

I guess supporting doctors and nurses that freaked out when their stuff decided to crap out and could put a patient's life at stake gave me that perspective. Remember their password? Please. Remember the correct dosage for medication to know what is written on the chart is correct and in the system wrong, you bet.

Anyway, give yourself at least 35 things to do before you can seriously consider suicide again.

Lots of times, about 2-3 projects into my list, I feel better about me and the feeling of being a worthless piece of shit leaves me.


Or .... think of some other way to creatively procrastinate on that final solution to temporary problems.



People who jump to end their lives but fail to die almost always report regretting the decision on the way down to the ground.


Give yourself time to change your mind without having the last option staring you in the face.


Good luck

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Really sadly today [View all] vercetti2021 Aug 2022 OP
I'm very sad for you vercetti leftieNanner Aug 2022 #1
Hey, take a breath. TigressDem Aug 2022 #2
I feel sorry for myself quits a lot vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #16
Maybe Timewas Aug 2022 #3
I absolutely support her and her career vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #7
Yes Timewas Aug 2022 #11
Life is cyclical as I am sure you know. flying_wahini Aug 2022 #4
I'm trying vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #10
I am not an expert.. Deuxcents Aug 2022 #5
The book at least the first one is done vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #9
Something that helped me with my book... TigressDem Aug 2022 #13
I wanted it to be seriously dark supernatural fantasy vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #15
In writing, I made new scenes or chapters. Tetrachloride Aug 2022 #19
To you, maybe. Get an opinion other than yours Deuxcents Aug 2022 #21
I'd love to show DUers here vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #22
I have felt your pain. IjustDontlikeRepugs Aug 2022 #6
I'd love to vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #8
Well, my simple country ass sells crap on eBay. Lol IjustDontlikeRepugs Aug 2022 #12
Yeah no idea what to sell vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #14
Well, not to push the idea but... IjustDontlikeRepugs Aug 2022 #17
Yeah sure vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #18
Sounds like BWdem4life Aug 2022 #20
Depression doesn't work like that vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #23
I've been battling depression most of my life BWdem4life Aug 2022 #26
I think it was you who had a really happy upbeat post yesterday or earlier in the week sometime? BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #24
I did the other night vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #25
"Realistically my dreams are pretty much dead." OldBaldy1701E Aug 2022 #27
We are two sad people aren't we? vercetti2021 Aug 2022 #28
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