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Originally Posted by lavendersage
I'm not sure if wanting to die is the "main concern" that you refer to not being able to bring up in therapy or if, in fact, it's something else.
If it IS something else (other than wanting to die) that's "something that nobody can know about"....well, that's going to make getting help hard. A therapist can only help with as much as you're willing to divulge. If you're going to hold back, it's not going to be as effective as being totally open and up-front.
When I read your post, what popped in to my mind was something I read/heard once: "You're only as sick as your secrets."
I don't think you're too far gone. I hope you can find your way out of the abyss.  |
This is precisely why therapy DIDN'T work for me. I told my therapist about wanting to kill myself -- of course I did, I'm suffering from major depressive disorder; it was one of the complaints I presented to my GP to be referred to a psychiatrist. Anyway I always had to hold back in therapy, even when I was really distressed. It sucks but it is the way it is and I can't change it.
Suicide is NOT
just about depression. Yes that may be a contributing factor but there are always REASONS that people don't want to even consider. Whether you like it or not there are simply people who deserve to die.