Suicidal thoughts

Many young people think about suicide, you are not alone, but these thoughts may be confusing or frightening for you. The feelings tend to change from moment to moment, or day to day, and sometimes you may feel you don’t want to die, you just want the pain to stop. Sometimes you may feel like you can’t cope and sometimes you may feel like you don’t understand why you are feeling as you do.

Everyone’s experience of suicidal thoughts is different. However, here are some of the more common thoughts and feelings:

• Like there is no point in being alive

• Overwhelmed by negative thoughts

• Tearful

• An unbearable pain that seems endless

• Unwanted, not needed, useless

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Suicidal thoughts last for different amounts of time for everyone and often people feel they won’t be happy again, which can be very overwhelming. Suicidal thoughts can pass and most people go on to live full and happy lives. However it is important to talk to someone about how you are feeling.

Although it may feel difficult to tell someone, the earlier you do the quicker you can get support to help you manage the thoughts. You don’t have to go through this challenging time alone and talking to someone you trust has helped many people overcome their suicidal thoughts. 

The Stop Suicide website has a lot of useful information around keeping yourself safe and supporting others.

Centre 33 offers someone to talk to in confidence about how you feel. You will be listened to, taken seriously, and not judged - get in touch with us here.