The way I cope with those kind of thoughts is to envisage how my loved ones would react and to hold on to the thought that if I did succeed in that act all I would achieve is pass on my pain and misery to the ones I hold most dear. I can't bear the thought of them knowing or having to endure that kind of suffering and that gives me strength to carry on.

Keeping busy and having a bit of company (if you can) should help you too, or even just doing all those annoying little jobs that you are normally too busy to do.

Remember, there are plenty of people here who know what it is like to have those types of thoughts and we're always ready to listen.