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Advice to a suicidal

A person can be suicidal for a brief moment when the thought enters their mind and they start dwelling on it, but yet a part of them knows they really do not want to die so it becomes a battle within them self, as well I know. Contemplating is very different then actually taken action. The thoughts go through your mind as you plan on how to take your life and even visualizing going through with it, but yet there is a fiber of sense in your spirit that says that is not the answer. I went as far as making a pack with God that if He did not change that which was broken in me, then game over as I couldn't handle life anymore.

BTW, when you cry out to God and lay it all out before Him is when changes begin to happen.
I'm not denying that .but only that there are bad days where death seems good.
 
Like members of AA would support each other
beyond that .

ptsd support always includes na,aa .may be not in,the same sessions but it has that to it.its hard to have the coping mechanism of dark humour that vets and cops get and those who don't get it relate .our stories can be difficult for the outsiders and how we can joke about it or be unemotional when talking about those vivid moments .

the strangeness that is ptsd is hard to,relate to if you don't know it .hard days of isolation .not wanting to be near anyone ,hating be alone ,anger for no reason,vivid dreams,adrenalin seeking ,wanting to bury the pain yet hating to be there but yet wamting to be there because civilian life is not meant for you.

I have posted some of my,battles in,this bit not all of it is mine
 
it.its hard to have the coping mechanism of dark humour that vets and cops get and those who don't get it relate .our
I get some of it. Having worked with severely mentally ill. My humour is too dark for most people. But I haven't really joked about corpses and such.
 
When anyone dies you were close to it is often a question you ask yourself. Could I have done more for that person? If it was suicide there are many more questions.

Yes, I agree. And those left behind must also keep in mind it is never just one thing that causes suicide. It is never just you did this or didn't do this, and the person decided to kill themselves. It is a combination of many things. And then one thing tips the balance.

Quantrill
 
Sure - it'll really help to make them feel WORSE than they already do. It wouldn't have helped me at all - I DIDN'T CARE.
You're just making my case. There's really NOTHING you can do for people in their problems.
It's a lost cause.
Point them to God and leave the rest to God.

Oh, the naivety of us Christians who think people actually listen to what we tell them.
 
Sure - it'll really help to make them feel WORSE than they already do. It wouldn't have helped me at all - I DIDN'T CARE.
We can learn a lot from your grandma who made your desire to commit suicide about YOU.
That's pretty much the only way to get through to people.
Making it about God makes it about THEM.
'ME' is the only language people understand.
 
...it can't hurt to try to let them know the damage they're going to be leaving behind, ESPECIALLY since that's what they're wanting--to know that somebody might actually care about them leaving.
Make it about 'ME' and you have a slim hope of them hearing what you're saying.
They're no different than the rest of us self-centered humans.
 
I'm not denying that .but only that there are bad days where death seems good.

Death seemed good to me during that time in my life where I could not see clearly and the pain and hate I had in my heart was unbearable.
 
Death seemed good to me during that time in my life where I could not see clearly and the pain and hate I had in my heart was unbearable.
not driven by,that ,just memories and stressors that create the problem .
 
So what is Christian advice to suicidals?
Don't be so ungrateful? God gives life. God takes it away. It's not up to you.?

My cousin decided to walk off a high rise building a few months ago... I didn't know he was in that state of mind and just wish i had the chance to talk to him about it...

I used to have a suicide plan but then i started to think about the pain and suffering i would be leaving behind for my family to deal with... And so i promised not to attempt a suicide while my parents were still alive... Eventually i found God and promised him never to attempt a suicide...

If i could of spoken to my cuz i would of done my best to make him realize that he would only be passing on his pain onto his family and friends... Do u love your mum? Do u love your dad? Do you love your brother? If so then how could you possibly leave them to bury you? Is it right for a parent to bury their child? No way, that's our job to one day bury them...

If you kill yourself then what am i doing here??? I'm a looser in the eyes of society, i have nothing. So if your life ain't worth living neither is mine and if u kill yourself then so should I... (this would of been a bluff)... So i would of made this proposition to him; that neither of us would attempt suicide while any of our parents were still alive...

Miss my little cuz...? Rest in Peace Daniel...
 
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