Being Bipolar

Today I would like to take a moment to talk to you about suicide and suicide prevention. Suicide can be prevented if a person receives the proper support and care in time. I recommend the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You can call them toll free at 1-800-273-TALK. Your call is free and confidential.

I chose today to talk about suicide prevention because I noticed a phrase used in a search engine to find my blog that cried out to me: I will commit suicide tomorrow. I say to anyone who is contemplating suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. I cannot claim to understand your unique situation but I can sympathize with you. I have been suicidal several times. I thought that I was untreatable and couldn’t be helped and the whole world would be a better place without me in it. I asked for help and was fortunate enough to receive it. Help is out there. You don’t have to be ashamed or scared to ask for help. There are millions of us who have been where you are and tomorrow really can be a different day.

I know at this point you have everything and nothing swirling around in your head at the same time. It feels hopeless and you think that you will never feel any different. I ask you to please try to get help. Reach out to someone. When I get down, I often look back on the times when I have been suicidal and I think of everything good that has happened to me since that time and realize everything that I would have missed if I had completed suicide. I know you can’t see this right now, but please don’t give up on life just yet.

You are an important person, even if you cannot see that at this moment. I promise you that this will pass and I am sure there are things in life that you wanted to do and have yet to accomplish. Have you ever seen the movie “The Bucket List”? Make a list of things that you would want to do before you die. Choose one thing from that list that you can do in the next week and make it a goal to do it. Look forward to it. That’s how I work through my suicidal thoughts. Realize that if you can look forward to one simple thing in life that all is not lost.

I sincerely hope this helps someone. I am not a licensed therapist or counselor. I am not a mental health professional at all. I am just someone who has been there and back a few times. If you need help and do not want to talk to a professional, please email me at beingbipolar@writersbeacon.com . I am very willing to listen to you. Please, get help.

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