Feeling out of control and suicidal is terrifying, debilitating, and desperately lonely.
You can get through these awful moments. I know; I've done it and so
have thousands of other people. Paradoxially, suicide, I believe, is a
choice, but your choice ends if you choose it.The worst moments of feeling suicidal do not usually last very long. If you can hang in there through the gut-wrenching wave of despair, you will stay alive and maintain your ability to choose.
Here are 10 things to do when you are feeling low.
None of these are meant to heal your pain, and they can help you step away from the edge and make it through to tomorrow.
So here comes 9 stuff you should do when you are on the edge.
#1 Breathe
Before you do anything else, take five deep breaths now. During moments
when you aren't sure if you can stay alive or not, breath is shallow and
the ability to think shuts down.
Inhale to the count of four, hold to the count of four, and exhale to the count of four. Five times. At least.
Inhale to the count of four, hold to the count of four, and exhale to the count of four. Five times. At least.
#2 Call someone you can talk to
Call someone. Anyone.
Talking to someone will surely help you forget your problem atleast for sometime , but should be atleast of 10min ,this time should be enough for your thought to change, Call someone who is positive , funny and understands you.
If you have noone to call then, There are two options Suicide Hotline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) in the United States or Internationally, the Befrienders.
I've never called the Befrienders, but I have called the Suicide Hotline. It was very scary the first time. If you are not in the actual act of killing yourself or threatening to kill yourself right then, they will not send the police to your door. They are trained to talk with you and help you through the acute moments of despair. You will have to deal with an automated voice and some stupid music at first -- just hang in there. Please do not let fear stop you from making that call.
I've never called the Befrienders, but I have called the Suicide Hotline. It was very scary the first time. If you are not in the actual act of killing yourself or threatening to kill yourself right then, they will not send the police to your door. They are trained to talk with you and help you through the acute moments of despair. You will have to deal with an automated voice and some stupid music at first -- just hang in there. Please do not let fear stop you from making that call.
#3 Listen Music
There's only one rule for this one .
Listen to something inspirational and cheerful. Dont listen something which will depress you more and not even uber- cheerful.
I recommend
Castle of glass - Linkin Park
(would write some more later. )
#4 Watch Memes
Humor always work, go on some sites and watch funny memes. Funny stuff will surely take your mind of taking your life , you can go on youtube too but I prefer meme ( Yup Iam a fan! U mad ?) Here's a list of meme site
You can even go on facebook ,they are hundred of pages there .
#5 Take a Walk
Get out and walk. A ten-fifteen minute brisk walk can really help. I
know it is incredibly difficult to think about going out when you feel
horrible, raw, vulnerable, and suicidal; however, it can make the
difference between being acutely suicidal and on the brink of killing
yourself and just feeling generally lousy, suicidal thoughts.
If you don't want to go out in the public domain, stretch for ten
minutes. Our bodies hold our pain and by moving and being active, even
for a few minutes, you can release some of that tension.
# 6 Get Physical (works for me, preferred for guys)
Aggression and tension goes hand in hand If you can, go and beat the hell out of a punching bag or do push ups until you totally lose it , This will surely help.
#7 Look at a Picture
The voice of suicide has a way of making us think the world is better
off without us and that killing ourselves is the best thing for the
people we love. No more insidious, awful lie has ever been thought!
Sit down and think hard about the reasons you have to stay alive. Family, pets, friends, guilt, whatever it takes -- think of something worth staying alive for even though your brain is telling you to kill yourself. Write it down.
If you have a physical picture of the person or thing, even better. Hold this image in your mind and use it to fend off the raging storm of suicide in your mind. If the suicidal voice tries to argue otherwise, argue back. Whatever you have stayed alive for up until now is still worth it.
Sit down and think hard about the reasons you have to stay alive. Family, pets, friends, guilt, whatever it takes -- think of something worth staying alive for even though your brain is telling you to kill yourself. Write it down.
If you have a physical picture of the person or thing, even better. Hold this image in your mind and use it to fend off the raging storm of suicide in your mind. If the suicidal voice tries to argue otherwise, argue back. Whatever you have stayed alive for up until now is still worth it.
#8 Get in the Shower
Take a shower. Change the water from comfortably hot to really cold. Do
this back and forth a couple of times. The point is to force yourself to
feel. It is hard to stay acutely suicidal when you make yourself feel
your humanness.
When you turn the water off, dry yourself off, use lotion on your whole body, put on deodorant, and brush your teeth. By the time you've done all this, the worst of the suicidal thinking may well be over.
When you turn the water off, dry yourself off, use lotion on your whole body, put on deodorant, and brush your teeth. By the time you've done all this, the worst of the suicidal thinking may well be over.
#9 Eat or drink
Chocolate has been used by many people as a sedative, you should try eating choclate or drink something cool as coke or something else. Just try to take your mind of suicide and enjoy your time doing something .
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When I was suicidal, someone said to me, "I'm not asking you to take
suicide off your list. I just want you to get it out of the number 1
spot."
It was wise advice. As long as suicide is your second option, you will always have the choice. Do whatever it takes, just get suicidal thinking and the desire to kill yourself out of the number 1 spot. If you can put it at number 3 or 4, all the better. Number 2 is good enough.
If you want support and don't know where to turn, you can always Mail Us or add us on gtalk [noreplyapache@gmail.com]
It was wise advice. As long as suicide is your second option, you will always have the choice. Do whatever it takes, just get suicidal thinking and the desire to kill yourself out of the number 1 spot. If you can put it at number 3 or 4, all the better. Number 2 is good enough.
If you want support and don't know where to turn, you can always Mail Us or add us on gtalk [noreplyapache@gmail.com]
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