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Self Harm and Suicidal thoughts and ideation

James19932024

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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  • Very sadly, the statistics do show that autists do  struggle more in this area. 

    All I can say is to all of us that feel like this is reach out and talk about how you are feeling. Whether it's to a friend, family member or the relevant services.

    It's important to remember that despite how dire things can seem, that these feelings/emotions do not last. Despite what our thoughts may be telling us at the time. And people do care. You are not alone and you are loved. 

    I know it's hard, and that you can feel consumed. But honestly people do care. I care.  

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  • Very sadly, the statistics do show that autists do  struggle more in this area. 

    All I can say is to all of us that feel like this is reach out and talk about how you are feeling. Whether it's to a friend, family member or the relevant services.

    It's important to remember that despite how dire things can seem, that these feelings/emotions do not last. Despite what our thoughts may be telling us at the time. And people do care. You are not alone and you are loved. 

    I know it's hard, and that you can feel consumed. But honestly people do care. I care.  

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