Venting Reaching out

[CookedRamen]

Why is it that every social media post or anything regarding suicide prevention always comes down to reaching out to people for support. As if that could possibly change anything. I have never had a conversation with someone that has changed my mind. Sometimes it'll temporarily take my mind off the fact that I will end my own life. But it won't truly cute me of those thoughts. Even with a good therapist that I'm seeing weekly. Or calling the hotline when I'm on the edge. Reaching out, ultimately, does nothing. Because at the end of the day you have to want to get better. On top of that you have to actively choose, then do the work to get better.

It's like they've sold you the sickness and said you have to work to get better (sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm a little high right now and it makes sense in my own head).

Mini rant over. And on that note, feel free to reach out lol

 

[CrowsFeather]

I get it. It's like saying: Oh, you have pain? Take a tylenol, it will fix you.
But when you point at your broken leg the doc will just shrug and tell you: it helps against all pain.
And completely ignore the broken bone itself

I don't think I ever felt better for reaching out. Most of the time it makes things even worse because people don't get it, dismiss me or even act cruel when I bring up any struggles...

 

[PeaceSeeker83]

Like I have said before; talking about it is as effective as drinking 12 beers to drown your sorrows.

I get it. It's like saying: Oh, you have pain? Take a tylenol, it will fix you.
But when you point at your broken leg the doc will just shrug and tell you: it helps against all pain.
And completely ignore the broken bone itself

I don't think I ever felt better for reaching out. Most of the time it makes things even worse because people don't get it, dismiss me or even act cruel when I bring up any struggles...

I knew of a highly intelligent person about 12 years ago who expressed how he thought life is pointless to another 2 people. All they did is tell him to stop whinging etc and then he ended things a week or two later. Probably just reinforced his views and decision.

 

[letmerestpls]

i've never felt the impulse to reach out because it ends with nothing of value being done or learned. Like I cannot imagine walking up to someone who claims they are there to talk about anything and telling them 'yeah btw I'm contemplating CTB' because that is too much to put on anyone and ultimately who knows what they'll do with that information. for all i know you can end up getting the grippy socks put on you.

So yeah, talking about mental health struggles, let alone suicide with someone whose never experience those ideas is just a recipe for disaster.