What's causing this depresssion and suicidal thoughts? It's a long story. But basically, I have a chronic illness that limits my life, I can't work, and I'm in pain most of the time. I've been putting on a brave face for a long time, probably been in denial about how bad my life actually is and have just been burying my head in the sand and pretending that everything will eventually be ok. About a month ago my girlfriend (of 4-5 years) ended things unexpectedly, she says she still loves me and that if things were different we'd still be together. She lives in another country at present and we can't find a way to get her over here again or me over there. She thinks it's a dead end. This has hollowed me out completely, I feel so empty and abandoned now.
It's been a bit of a wake up call for me, I think the relationship was probably papering over a lot of cracks in my psyche and now I'm just left staring at a life that I don't really want to endure anymore.
Thanks