Discussion are you suicidal because of your dysfunctional family?

[SunnyDay_NoSunshine]

I figured am here as my family is dysfunctional. my mom is a severe narcissist and I got into a wrong relationship that I did not get out of in time. I found out much later (after I was already broken) about narcissistic people. it was too late!

 

[MrDarkness]

As a kid my dad was never there mentally, he had a mid life crisis when I was 4 living my mom to have a break down, and almost causing my parents to divorce, she has cancer for the longest time she couldn't take care of me, leaving me alone with my thoughts. My mom has bipolar my brother has autism. I love my brother and my mom, but sometimes I feel like a extra expense. Maybe that thought will change one day

 

[Forever Sleep]

I'd say my family is dysfunctional. My ideation initially came about in response. Now- there are other issues motivating me to do it but I suppose everything interconnects. Would we be where we are now without what had already happened to us? So, I guess it's mostly other stuff now- although there is still a connection/ aftermath from all that.

 

[woh6]

Can't say they're the main reason, but definitely play a part. I guess family has a huge influence on people.

 

[The anhedonic one]

My Mother was a malignant narcissist, and my Stepfather a paedophile.
My childhood was quite the nightmare to say the least.
I've been suicidal since age 7 when I first began to suffer from sexual abuse trauma and clinical depression.

 

[magician99]

Yup.

My father was physically abusive, and my mother was physically and emotionally abusive. They didn't teach me anything, except to fear and hate them by constantly abusing me.

 

[Goodgirlryeo101]

I figured am here as my family is dysfunctional. my mom is a severe narcissist and I got into a wrong relationship that I did not get out of in time. I found out much later (after I was already broken) about all the stuff about narcissistic people. it was too late to figure this shit out!

I hope you are okay and I wish you healing on this very tough journey.

I'm so sorry OP but why do I feel that this story sounds so familiar ??

Hahaha at least that made me laugh ( not laughing at you OP obviously) but about the familiarity of the story.

 

[youwantitdarker]

oh absolutely.
my mother, and i will be absolutely honest here, is a woman who does not deserve to be a mother. she is a very vile and abusive person. she's toxic to be around. it took me a very long time however to admit these things to myself. my father is incedibly emotionally distant. the way i can describe it is imagine being lost in a forest with very thick fog. that's what it's like trying to talk to him.
my emotional needs were not met when I was a child and that greatly stunted both my emotional and mental development

 

[delusionalgirl]

Oh yeah. All sorts of abuse from my parents, plus alcoholics and in a cult. Oh and this was like my fav today that I know will be blasting them for. Didn't tell anyone in the family what type of dementia could be passed on down the line.

 

[astral-mind]

Yes, this is where it all started. I never had a chance because of the family I was born into. Everything else that makes me want to CTB was built on that foundation.

 

[SunnyDay_NoSunshine]

Yes, this is where it all started. I never had a chance because of the family I was born into. Everything else that makes me want to CTB was built on that foundation.

yep thats it, is it not?
that we got the foundation for better or worse.
and for some of us it was a shitty foundation that anything built was bound to collapse.

 

[cami]

i'm indirectly. i got BPD because of my family, but i'm suicidal because of BPD not my family if that makes sense haha.

 

[EndJstifiesTheMeans]

Yes, unfortunally

 

[enough of this]

Not specifically because of my dysfunctional family, but that's where and how my suicidal ideation started.

 

[blue_muse]

Emotional, mental and verbal abuse then moments of being nice until it's rinse and repeat. Then there's the bullying they've happily participated in, but outwardly presented themselves as concerned family.