Advice: Life Changes

[brokenbirdy]

I'd been struggling with suicidal thoughts for a bit, due to a fuck ton of environmental factors, but mostly college. The school I attend is shit for my mental health.

I've made the decision that I would try transferring schools (making a huge life change) before trying suicide. One last try to see if thing can get better.

I offer this experience as advice. Try to make a drastic change in your life, before ending it completely.

 

[timf]

Changing schools can be a good step if the problem is with some specific people. However, sometimes people can go to college because it was expected for them and they may have been happier in some other endeavor. In that case going to a different school may not be that helpful. However, being open to making changes is a healthy response. It can be helpful to bounce a change idea off a family member or friend to get another view as sometimes we can have a reaction to something that distorts our perspective.

Making a change can be like an experiment. If the experiment turns out turns out different than we expect, it can be useful to have a plan B, or C, and D.

 

[Tired_of_myself]

i also did a big change last year - changed my job - and it actually helped... sometimes i still have some suicid*l thoughts but now they dont take me down that hard.... in the end of last year, i joined SS. i was at my lowest so far and life seemed pretty damned, my choices semeed shitty but its actually getitng better.... my new job pays a little less, but everyone is very respectful and everyday is kind of fun, so is worth it. its very hard to make changes, but im sure, totally worth the try!!!