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I am all of the things people warn you about becoming

Lilyn
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I , like MaryG, am new here. Reading her posts has given me some courage to write my own. I am 39 and if I am truly honest, I have been unwell most of my life. But I have become worse in the last few years- particularly the last few months. I am really struggling to find reasons to keep going. I feel like I am a waste of a human being. I am not capable of having relationships of any kind- I have destroyed every relationship I have ever had- family, friends, partners. I am literally alone- I have no-one. I don’t have a single friend. I come from an extremely dysfunctional family and abandoning eachother is a common theme. It is not unusual to go years without speaking, or completely removing one from your life altogether. The minute something is a little off- they disappear. When I say I am alone, I really mean it. No one would notice if I was gone. If I went ahead and just ended it, I wouldn’t even be found as no one is looking for me anyway. The thoughts in my head are getting stronger and everything around me continually shows me that I am just not worth anything. People talk about how selfish suicide is and the devastation it leaves your family with. What if you don’t have any family? What if no one would care if you are here or not? What if you don’t have ANYONE that would be sad or sorry that you are gone?  I think those that have known me in life would be relieved to hear that I am dead. I don’t have any support or love from anyone. I am not exaggerating. I am truly alone. What do you do if there are literally no reasons for you to go on? I don’t find joy or pleasure in anything. I am a failure at everything I do- especially the most important things like relationships and interactions with others. And the most ironic thing is I don’t even want to be around people. I just want to be in my own four walls and not come out ever again. There is no point to my life- I don’t have anything to live for. I do not understand why I am here on this earth. I hate who I am and everyone else does too. I don’t see or feel things the way other people do.  I am all of the things people warn you about becoming- bitter, angry, alone, incapable of love or being loved, sad, untrustworthy, desperately lonely and completely self loathing. I just want to scream………..
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vip
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Blue Voices Member
Hi Ballerina I want you around and I think you are a very special person to reveal all this to us. I am 39 also and i attempted suicide 3 yrs ago and survived it honestly its a real shitty thing to do. I have a lot of physical injuries and also a lot of  emotional pain from it all. Anyway the bright side I am completely recovered now after suffering like this for 22yrs. I really hope you are on medication and seeing a psych because this is extremely important for your recovery. Try some volunteering work i find it lifts your confidence and you will meet new people through all this . Look I too come from a bit of a dysfuntional family who doesnt these days . Hopefully you have removed yourself from all of it start fresh and make a new life for yourself if thats the case thats what i had to do you are not alone here i really stress that to you. Please get the professional help ASAP you cant do this alone . Take care

geoff
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dear Ballerina, why wouldn't you feel like this, because there is no one who can help, support or even talk to you, and that makes it a terrible lonely life.

When we have this feeling or have depression all our previous friends have changed, although I have a twin and we talk every week and his first question to me is 'how are you going', because he hasn't had to deal with depression, suicide, and drinking a lot while I was in depression, so he doesn't actually know what all of this means, but he is there for me if I need him, which I probably wouldn't contact him, as he has a job, family and lives 2 hours away.

I however am the black sheep of the family, and known this for many years, but now I am beyond worrying about this, so it doesn't upset me, I can however mingle in with them when I decide to do so.

People have a view that suicide is a selfish act, but are they there to offer any help or support, no, because it means a great deal to try and understand and usually they can't be bothered, because they have a round of golf to play and what's more important for them, golf.

Many of us on this site have tried suicide either once or multiple times, and I am sure that it wasn't selfish at all, we were in such deep depression that something small sparks us to try, we had enough of all the crap that was causing the depression.

Personally if other people wanted me to commit suicide, and it was said to me by one person, I wouldn't do it just to make them satisfied.

'Friendship' is such a one way affair, like someone can ask me to do something for them, which I do, but I ask them to help me then that's another story, so that ends my relationship with them.

I know exactly what you are saying, and I have been there, but as Nes has said it would be a good idea to see your doctor, because you can't do anything to improve yourself by being alone, and there are professionals out there who will be able to help you. I hope that you can reply to us. L Geoff. x

Lilyn
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Hi Geoff, Thank you also for your reply. I too am definitely the black sheep of my family. The difference is that within my "family" we can and do very easily wipe you out of our life. Unless everything is easy and smooth sailing, they don't want anything to do with you. I have tried in the past to express my feelings but none of them understand me. I think I am just too much hard work and to feel like that is a horrible feeling. Feelings of rejection and abandonment have been common throughout my whole life and it doesn't matter how many times it happens, each time is like a knife through my heart.

How have you been able to overcome this within your family?

I totally agree with you about friendship- it is definitely a one way affair. Because I have such a strong sense of self loathing- I try and cover this up by people pleasing. I go out of my way to do things for people. And then I am continually disappointed as they don't do the same for me. People will accept things from me no question- whether it be possessions, help, support, whatever; but if I need the smallest thing it just doesn't happen.

I am such a mess. I feel like such a failure as a human being. I just don't feel like I have the capability of being a good person.

I have tried therapy in the past- so many different kinds- and nothing has worked. I am just so tired of living this life I just want to give up. Is all of this really worth it?

Thank you for caring enough to reply x

geoff
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dear Ballerina , how did I overcome being the black sheep, well it's taken quite awhile, but because I live 2 hours from most of siblings, I always say that I have to drive home and so eventually it got to the stage where I just said 'no I can't make it', and now most of the time I'm not asked to any family gatherings, this really suits me, and they now understand that I probably won't go.

I have 1 sister in law who is a teacher and one of the most annoying people I know, because all she does is ask me question after question with hardly giving me any time to answer, plus she is critical, like 'Geoff that's too much butter on your bread roll', or 'how often do I shower or clean my teeth'.

She is so obsessed it drives me crazy.

I am happy with way I live my life and if other people don't this way well that's bad luck, overcoming depression has given me this strength to decide what I want to do and I won't be forced into doing something just to please them, because if I do then it's possible to have a relapse. L Geoff. x

vip
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Blue Voices Member
Thankyou for responding Ballerina sorry that your psych visits or therapies havnt worked. Last thing i can think of is could you join a youth group or a church group dont know how religious you are but i have seen some of my friends beat anorexia abuse depression ect by being with these groups. Goodluck