https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34041#M4366 Hi, I have been down the awful, confusing, distressing, road that you are on. What I found helpful was (and this sounds ridiculous) was listening to music and dancing to it. It, for a while took away my thoughts of hurting myself. I also recorded speaking to myself that I was strong, I would make it out of awful situation. I replayed when feeling so low and it did help somewhat. You are not alone in this struggle. Love yourself, and forgive yourself. My psychiatrist told me that when I was in a depressive mood I was not myself, someone else. Keep strong my friend. Sat, 07 Aug 2021 03:14:05 GMT Roarke 2021-08-07T03:14:05Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34041#M4366 Hi, I have been down the awful, confusing, distressing, road that you are on. What I found helpful was (and this sounds ridiculous) was listening to music and dancing to it. It, for a while took away my thoughts of hurting myself. I also recorded speaking to myself that I was strong, I would make it out of awful situation. I replayed when feeling so low and it did help somewhat. You are not alone in this struggle. Love yourself, and forgive yourself. My psychiatrist told me that when I was in a depressive mood I was not myself, someone else. Keep strong my friend. Sat, 07 Aug 2021 03:14:05 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34041#M4366 Roarke 2021-08-07T03:14:05Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34042#M4367 <P>Thankyou for your insightful post.</P> <P>Following a marriage separation in 1996 I looked into the mirror daily and told that person he was a good man and did not deserve the verbal abuse he received for the past 11 years. It worked. A few months later I mentally broke free and even built my own home.</P> <P>TonyWK</P> Sat, 07 Aug 2021 04:45:28 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34042#M4367 white knight 2021-08-07T04:45:28Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34043#M4368 <P>Hello Roake, </P> <P>Your post is very inspiring and hopefully should be very helpful for the community members who are struggling so hard with SI....</P> <P>Both you and Tony have written very good insight things to help...</P> <P>Thank you to the both of you...I hope that you both are enjoying today the best you can....and also to those people who are reading here...</P> <P>My kindest thoughts and wishes...</P> <P>Grandy..</P> Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:10:08 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/suicidal-thoughts-and-self-harm/suicidal-thoughts/m-p/34043#M4368 Ggrand 2021-08-07T05:10:08Z