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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
Everything I have read says one should share information about having suicidal ideation. Up until last December I kept it to myself. A brother wrote to me and said I should share this information so that I could receive help.
I followed this advice and since December 2916 in real life I self disclosed with crisis hotline people, my health care provider, two therapists I was interviewing, my oldest friend, a psychiatrist who did an assessment on me last year, a psychologist at my health care provider, and four family members.
Well, the outcome has been that the suicidal ideation somewhat decreased and then came back.
One brother disowned me today. He intimated I did not have mental problems but rather had numerous character flaws such as being selfish and self destructive. He said I should just go ahead and commit suicide!
I feel like my little experiment of self-disclosure has been a miserable failure. It seems to me it did more harm than good. I feel pretty traumatized right now by what my brother said. 
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Wow. You've had a lot going on. Hmmm disclosure......I pretty much keep to myself, but should the time that I would get serious I would hope I would reach out for help. I think it's a personal thing. I wish my Dad had reached out to me, but he didn't. That was a rotten thing your brother said to you and that he is trying to invalidate how you feel. You don't need that type of negativity in your life. Are you currently seeing a T? Taking medication? Take care of yourself please.