Suicidal Thoughts
Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Suicide is the act of intentionally taking your own life.
Suicidal feelings can mean having abstract thoughts about ending your life or feeling that people would be better off without you. Or it can mean thinking about methods of suicide or making clear plans to take your own life.
If you are feeling suicidal, you might be scared or confused by these feelings. You may find the feelings overwhelming.
But you are not alone. Many people think about suicide at some point in their lifetime.
How you might think or feel
- hopeless, like there is no point in living
- tearful and overwhelmed by negative thoughts
- unbearable pain that you can't imagine ending
- useless, not wanted or not needed by others
- desperate, as if you have no other choice
- like everyone would be better off without you
- cut off from your body or physically numb
- fascinated by death.
What you may experience
- poor sleep, including waking up earlier than you want to
- a change in appetite, weight gain or loss
- no desire to take care of yourself, for example neglecting your physical appearance
- wanting to avoid others
- making a will or giving away possessions
- struggling to communicate
- self-loathing and low self-esteem
- urges to self-harm.