Posted by peddidle on August 12, 2007, at 23:37:17
In reply to question ***suicide trigger?, posted by sunnydays on August 12, 2007, at 19:39:53
I get the same exact thoughts. Poet is right, it could be that you are creating it as an option for yourself.
My T also says that, because I say I don't want to act on them, they are just obsessive thoughts. There are times, though, when the thoughts are unbearably strong, that I feel like I might do something about them. She says that I need to recognize that they are part of the depression, or OCD, or whatever, and then learn to separate them from my real thoughts. Just because the thoughts are there, doesn't mean you have to act on them. Does that make any sense? People have obsessive thoughts that revolve aroung certain themes, and your's just happen to be about wanting to hurt yourself.
Have you told your T about these thoughts yet? I think it's important that you discuss them with him, even if they are just thoughts and you know that nothing will ever come of them. In case you're worried, he can't hospitalize you or anything like that unless you tell him that you are definitely going to hurt yourself. That's an important thing for to understand-- that you can feel safe discussing suicidal thoughts without having to worry about being hospitalized.
Take care of yourself.
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