Have you ever felt like life wasn't worth living and you just wanted to die?

[kgord]

I would say I have felt like that at times. I dislike the idea of hurting myself though, and I have no desire to put my family through that kind of pain. I don't resent being born, but sometimes I just don't feel like I have a lot to live for. However, I have to admit there are alot of people who might love to be in my shoes, so that kind of puts things a bit in perspective for me. It can help alot to look at it like that.

 

[explorerX7]

I have had that instance when I am down and really feeling sorry for myself thinking all kind of negative thoughts but I had never been to the point where I would take my life. Maybe I have developed a safety factor which would not allow me to cross a certain line because when I am about to get there I would start substituting positive for negative thoughts.

 

[Zeesi]

Life is worth living, but sometimes we feel like our life in particular sucks and therefore it isn't worth living.  It's hard when you feel that way. I have gone through some bad times, (more-so bad mentally than physically, meaning that I was in a bad head-space), and sometimes those bad times make you feel like you just want to go to sleep and not wake up, especially if you have a certain situation that just mentally nags at you constantly.  That being said, life is beautiful, it is a gift and if we are still here, there is a reason.  Hope that everything is okay with you.

 

[pwarbi]

Even though I have suffered with anxiety and depression in the past, I have never been that low that I have thought about ending my life, and if a person ever does have those thoughts then professional help is needed immediately. Forums such as this certainly help a lot of people to get through difficult times in their life, and I know that a lot of others including myself have found a great deal of comfort from chatting to people on here. Not only have we been able to get advice and read advice from others that have gone and are still going through what w have, we have also been able to help other as well, and that means a lot, that OUR experiences have been able to help.


Suicidal thoughts though is something entirely different though, and no matter how much a person says that life IS worth living, when a person as got to that point then they do need professional help, as they will have reached a low point that no amount of words can help them bounce back from.

 

[WorkAtHomeGal]

I have been that low on many occasions... To the point I was plotting out how to end it, researching ways to end it and dreaming about it... I must have good coping skills eventually I am able to pull myself from that mood but still it is an awful place to be. There is nothing good about feeling so down, negative and worthless. And during those times for me at least it is hard to see reason to anything.

 

[mauricioq]

Yeah, unfortunately I've already felt like my life wasn't worth living because I wasn't going to change nothing by being alive and nobody would really care if I'm alive or not. But that feeling went away, and feeling good with yourself it's the best feeling ever. Understand what your purpose in life is and run towards it!

 

[rootle]

Oh yeah for sure. I generally usually feel like I would rather be dead than alive. Not always in the sense that I'm depressed most of the time but I hold no great optimism for the future and don't enjoy the present. I know that I can never really get what I want in life and so the whole exercise is futile. I don't believe in any sort of meaning or purpose to life so I generally think there's nothing sad or bad about death. I would kill myself if I could, but it's very difficult with the whole survival instinct thing and all.

 

[Laneorexorcist]

Yes, I have, and more often that I would like to admit. It's mostly because I feel like I'm not enough in any aspect of my life, and I have tried it a couple of times about 4-5 years ago, but now I think that I'm not that bad as I used to, but I think that I am still kind of there, I still harm myself once in a while and I would like to stop but I think that's better than actually trying to kill myself. I guess that's better than nothing. 

 

[Aree Wongwanlee]

Where there's still life, there's still hope. Life is the only thing that we really have. All the gold in the world is meaningless if we don't have life. So, for me, whatever happens, I am going to keep on living until the end. I am not going to take a short cut. If I have to go, I have to go. Before then, I will live and make my life worth living.

 

[Choochoo]

I don't believe in god and I do feel like dying a lot of the times but it's not because I feel like life isn't worth living but more so just that I feel like the world around me is becoming intolerable. I feel fine with who I am so my negative thoughts are somewhat unconventional for someone who is feeling down but for me it's others who mostly cause me depression, from my point of view, rather than it being totally from within me, despite of course that being present and part of it. 

 

[rootle]

Yes and in a sense I always think that life is not worth living, because I generally don't see any purpose to it and find it unpleasant most of the time. But I don't always 'feel' like I'd rather be dead. There are days when the unpleasantness hits a peak and that's when I really wish I hadn't had the misfortune of being alive placed upon me. Mostly I can function as a normal person though. Or at least somewhat normal.

 

[HappyKoi]

I think this might be a good place to put a list of helpful organizations if you are in crisis:
This is the suicide hotline.  They also have a text and chat option. http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
These are some self-harm hotlines.  There is also one for the UK. http://www.crisischat.org/find-resources/ http://www.7cups.com/self-harm/ http://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/self_injury.php
This is a domestic violence hotline that offers support and local resources: http://www.thehotline.org/
Eating disorder resources and support (I have used this site and they are wonderful): http://www.something-fishy.org/other/hotlines.php
If you are having problems and you do not know who to call or what to do, please visit one of these sites and find the help you need.  Stay safe!

 

[djanx]

Yepp. As a teenager, I had plenty of such thoughts. Especially when I didn't get into a specific college and also when I felt my first heartbreak. But, thankfully I had tough and supportive friends and family members around me. One thing that stuck with me and that I tell anyone who expresses the desire to stop living, is a simple piece of advice: "If you live, chances are that things will get better. This too shall pass. But, if you don't, you will forever be marked as someone who gave up and if there is something after life, you'll probably spend it regretting why you stopped living. So why not just live and make the changes needed and achieve and become more?"

 

[kgord]

Yes, and you will call irreparable harm to your loved ones. Besides, although I am not religious, if you have any belief at all, suicides do not fare well in the afterlife. They are more lost and alone then they were on earth. Although some people commit suicide because of a horribly painful or terminal medical condition. I don't think they suffer the same fate, at least I would hope so.

 

[joshposh]

Please write to me and perhaps we can reason this out together. Life is a gift and who are we to take it away. We have a divine purpose for being here and God has a lovely, prosperous life planned out for YOU my friend.

I'm not a religious person, so I won't brush up against that.  But Life is a present.  Regardless if you believe in a higher power or not.  As long as the idea is there, no matter what it is, that gives you the hope that tomorrow will be a better day.

 

[Jasmin Cottontail]

Being depressed and having suicidal thoughts is probably one of the worst emotions an individual could ever feel. I've been through depression twice and there were moments that I would want to end it, although I'm scared on actually doing it. The hardest part is that I never had any emotional support from my family since I'm hiding it. I'm actually a jolly person and I don't want people to think problems can affect me that's why I always wear a joker's face most of the time to hide it.


Thankfully, I was able to overcome it. I tried focusing on other stuffs that will make me forget the things that made me depressed. It really is difficult but we always have to be strong and not to lose hope. After all, it's our own battle anyway. Whether we win or we lose, it would all depend on how we fight it.

 

[janemariesayed]

That is the way I have felt for a very long time now. Life is becoming a daily struggle. I just don't want to live as my life is so very bad. I don't feel like this life has been a gift at all because of all the bad that has happened in it. Right now, today, I hate life. I hate that I am living and wish I wasn't alive.

The problem is I believe in reincarnation and so I believe that I will just come back in another body and vibrate the same as I do in this life. I would still be feeling depressed so topping myself is not the answer.

 

[Concernedgal]

Often I do. Living life with an anxiety disorder is exausting and let's face it.. a ltitle unfair. I look at some of these people and rhink (why can't I be as stable as they are?) But then I come here and you fine people offer really good advice and all of the sudden.. I don't feel so alone anymore. This place has saved my life a few times. I would feel terribleand be in despair and I would come here explain my problems and get the support and advice that I need. The next time you feel like you can't take it anymore... come here and I guarantee you wont feel the way you feel for long