Self Harm and Suicidal thoughts and ideation

ex self harmer here,(been clean for 18 months and 3 days, which is my record so far!), in the past 2 / 3 years, i've had a few really bad mental health experiences due to personal reasons, and dduring those difficult times, i was really starting to Self harm and thinking abiut suicide (with the suicide, it was when i was in really bad burnout and when was in a major meltdown i thought, why not  just end it all,  it got to the extent that i thought of about 7 or 8 ways of ending it all.) is this "normal" and why do i / we feel like this?

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  • I can't really offer any explanation unfortunately, but what I can tell you is that it is quite normal. Suicidal thoughts regularly comes up on forums and is mentioned extensively in books, and many people with Autism die by suicide. So, yes, it is normal. 

    I have spent many periods of my own life feeling suicidal, so you have my sympathy.

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  • I can't really offer any explanation unfortunately, but what I can tell you is that it is quite normal. Suicidal thoughts regularly comes up on forums and is mentioned extensively in books, and many people with Autism die by suicide. So, yes, it is normal. 

    I have spent many periods of my own life feeling suicidal, so you have my sympathy.

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