Posted by ghost on June 18, 2004, at 11:46:46
In reply to Re: suicidalness, posted by DaisyM on June 18, 2004, at 11:26:56
> Of course, for a huge amount of people, it is chemically driven, and medications are needed to correct this. Don't underestimate this factor. Similar to any other disease, you have to treat it properly. You can't "will away" diabetes, for example.
i like that you said this. it reiterates the fact that mental illness is every bit as valid and real as physical illness.
i'd be interested to know what other people have to say too about suicidal thoughts. i, too, think about suicide and death all the time. i think i might just be a morbid person who doesn't fear death in the least. i wish for it a lot. sometimes it does affect how i socialize, too, and sometimes it affects my everyday life. the nurses and therapists i saw in the hospital didn't have any words of advice for this part of me. they just kept me on 15 minute checks. thinking about it doesnt mean i'll do it. but i do wonder how to stop thinking about it all the time.
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