Hey, I'm 22, a woman, living in the PNW of the US. I'm teetering on the edge of suicide and seeking real help, though it would not be my first time experiencing either of those possibilities.
My whole life I've struggled with severe C-PTSD, Autism, Anxiety, and an unshakable fear of men, (no matter how much therapy I've gotten).
I was very suicidal from when I was 10-20, and attempted to ctb twice as a young child, and once at 17 and was hospitalized.
I was in therapy from 14-20, and while it helped some of my daily functioning and ability to understand and handle interpersonal conflict, it did nothing to shake my suicidal tendencies.
I was in a good relationship from when I was 16-21, and he helped me to forget about my suicidal ideation. But a few months ago he broke up with me, turns out he was gay and repressing himself into being with a woman because of his Christian upbringing. But he was my everything, and my reason for not being suicidal anymore.
It's been 5 months of being single now, and I've only gotten worse. Thinking about him has faded, but the futility of life is getting to me now, so here I am. I relapsed self-harming the other day, way worse than I ever have before. And made me realize nothing is holding me back anymore.
So I made an account on here after being a chronic off and on lurker my whole life. It feels like such a massive milestone in a relieving and terrifying way. But I'm happy to be here :)
Sorry for the long-winded introduction lol