• neatchee@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Wow, didn’t see this comment earlier. Truly spoken like someone who has never tried to take their own life.

    Note: I am choosing to respond here despite ending our previous conversation for the sake of others who might be reading.

    Surviving a suicide attempt or severe suicidal ideation doesn’t give you some newfound sense of appreciation for life. That’s TV fairytale bullshit.

    The same problems that drove you to feeling suicidal are still there, now with new ones on top (like, you know, an extra $2k of debt). You’re not better. You’re just not dead. And most of the time you still wish you were