Response to “are you suicidal?”

[the box is empty]

Has anyone ever said yes? What happened?

 

[aukguy]

I've never said it unless on some media totally untraceable to me. I'd imagine saying it openly to most healthcare professionals would lead to unwanted poking into your business.

There is a place for it and clearly where the respondent is able to open up and discuss their plight it can save lives.

 

[IHaveNoIdea]

I say yes, but then when they ask if I have a plan I lie.

 

[Otter]

I've never said it unless on some media totally untraceable to me. I'd imagine saying it openly to most healthcare professionals would lead to unwanted poking into your business.

There is a place for it and clearly where the respondent is able to open up and discuss their plight it can save lives.

Good to see you around. Welcome back!

 

[aukguy]

Good to see you around. Welcome back!

Thanks mate.

 

[selfhater]

no one asked me cuz no one cares

 

[aukguy]

Depends who you asked, selfhater. Being on here means the question is pretty much rhetorical, if you've gone to therapy or your GP re mental health then I'd be surprised if it didnt come up.

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

Has anyone ever said yes? What happened?

I've never been asked at the Drs Office but I have been asked if I was depressed … of course, I lied.

 

[Anxietykillsme]

My sister asked me around six months ago and asked me if I was suicidal. I was honest with her as she was telling me how she got help when she was depressed. As soon as I said yes she burst into tears. From then onwards I don't speak to anyone about how I'm feeling.

 

[Ardesevent]

Only one person's asked me. I said killing myself would be the last thing I ever do. Technically the truth.
But all you can really do if someone asks you is make a joke or deny it. You don't want them to call the police or start convincing you not to.

 

[Nem]

Learned awhile back to never tell someone you are suicidal...I've slipped a couple of times and it comes back to bite you in the ass
Peace/hugs

 

[HopeDiesLast]

"Not actively" seems to be an acceptable response. Once you admit to a specific date and/or detailed plan you're walking on very thin ice (with health care providers/police).

 

[ghostspace]

I say it pretty much every time I have therapy. I just say I won't do it yet, that it's passive, and if it's not, I'll refrain from offing myself until our next session.

 

[the box is empty]

You don't want them to call the police or start convincing you not to.

This is what I'm afraid of. I know it's irrational, but I have this vision in my head that as soon as I say "yes" orderlies appear, strip my shoes and pockets out and drag me into a locked room.

 

[Throwmyselfaway]

No I lie or tell them I use to be like 10 years ago.

 

[Mm80]

Yeah ive gone into detail about the amitriptyline cocktail and what id acquired for it. I said to the psychiatrist its there if i need it, the key is not to give a date, unless you want the help of course.

 

[HadEnough1974]

Doctor asks: "Are you thinking about killing yourself?"

I respond: "yes".

Doctor asks "do you have a plan?"

I respond "yes".

Doctor asks: "what's your plan?"

I respond "would you like plan A, plan B, plan C or plan D"?

Doctor says, let's start with plan A.

I say, plan A is "suicide by dildo".

Doctor says, please explain...

I say, "imagine a giant dildo, I'll sit on it with all my weight and it will snap my brain stem."

Now would you like to hear my plan B?

You should try it...

;)

 

[PoisonedJuliet]

The only people who directly asked were people on this site. I have to reach out to people and I feel like I'm bothering them just asking for some help. No one ever checks in on me (except on this site which I'm super grateful for)

 

[It'llNeverEnd]

I was in a hospital and got asked out of routine more than anything, but it was do you get suicidal. i responded, i'm bipolar, it comes up time to time, but not right now. still got put on a hold.

 

[Gerb]

I play it safe and say no. A mental ward would just make my life even more miserable.

 

[It'llNeverEnd]

I play it safe and say no. A mental ward would just make my life even more miserable.

funny enough mental wards are where i feel most at peace. i don't have my animals, but being around the chaos and yelling is calming for me. i stated in another thread the only place i was ever shown love was after a suicide attempt, so mental hospitals became a place where everyone cares.

 

[the box is empty]

funny enough mental wards are where i feel most at peace. i don't have my animals, but being around the chaos and yelling is calming for me. i stated in another thread the only place i was ever shown love was after a suicide attempt, so mental hospitals became a place where everyone cares.

I'm scared of feeling trapped. Plus the shame of knowing that my friends and family knew my mental state. It's at the point where all my "emergency contact" numbers are fake.

 

[Broken Chimera]

I always say no or I'm over that. This is the only place I'll even bring it up.

 

[HadEnough1974]

I play it safe and say no. A mental ward would just make my life even more miserable.

I think if they ever put me in a mental ward, I'd have a blast.

 

[nerve]

I'm pretty upfront about it. Wanting to die has been a huge chunk of who I am for my entire life and it feels kind of disingenuous to try and deny it when someone asks. Like who the hell am I trying to fool here?

After enough time and trial and error, you figure out which buttons are okay to press and which will get you put in the hospital. Yes, I'm suicidal. No, I don't have a method, plan, date, or timeline. I haven't killed myself yet for x, y, z reasons.

 

[ImSoTired]

I tell them I'm suicidal all the fucking time, they don't care.

 

[HadEnough1974]

I'm pretty upfront about it. Wanting to die has been a huge chunk of who I am for my entire life and it feels kind of disingenuous to try and deny it when someone asks. Like who the hell am I trying to fool here?

After enough time and trial and error, you figure out which buttons are okay to press and which will get you put in the hospital. Yes, I'm suicidal. No, I don't have a method, plan, date, or timeline. I haven't killed myself yet for x, y, z reasons.

Exactly...we'll said. Amen!

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

Doctor asks: "Are you thinking about killing yourself?"

I respond: "yes".

Doctor asks "do you have a plan?"

I respond "yes".

Doctor asks: "what's your plan?"

I respond "would you like plan A, plan B, plan C or plan D"?

Doctor says, let's start with plan A.

I say, plan A is "suicide by dildo".

Doctor says, please explain...

I say, "imagine a giant dildo, I'll sit on it with all my weight and it will snap my brain stem."

Now would you like to hear my plan B?

You should try it...

;)

OMG !!!! LMFAO !!!! I would love to be in the room when you said it.

 

[HadEnough1974]

OMG !!!! LMFAO !!!! I would love to be in the room when you said it.

I've been in a "day hospital", where you go for group therapy, music therapy, art therapy, from 10 am to 2 pm, daily. I really enjoyed it actually. I was the joker, making people crack up.

 

[Brick In The Wall]

I'll just stick to the classic answer.