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Originally Posted by subtle lights
I've realised I'm having issues with asking for help when in need. I do talk about being depressed with some of my friends, sometimes, but almost never ask for help when in crisis - feeling very down, self harming, suicidal.
I can't imagine contacting them, telling them that I feel the urge to SH or have suicidal thoughts.
Do you find it difficult to ask for help when in need? If you do ask for help, who do you talk to and how you do it?
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Hi,
It's not that I have difficulty asking for help for me its a question of there being no one around to ask. All I have left is my elderly Mother who suffers from anxiety, ptsd, depression and a lot of times when I try to talk to her she just doesn't know what to say to me. She will say something like well what does your therapist say? I used to talk with my Father when he was alive but he is no longer around. No friends to speak of cause they've passed away, so I pretty much call the veterans hotline for military members I left the military for awhile now.
For me I've had to really shop around for a good therapist. I've only recently found one after much research and she seems like she is good.
Then I just take it one day at a time as corny & trite as that sounds. It isn't easy. Your very fortunate to have your friends b/c good friends seem so hard to come by these days. Don't isolate yourself if I were you I would talk to them.
Please start to reach out b/c staying by yourself isn't real good for your mental health.
Try calling your local crisis line in your area when you need to talk. For me the crisis would always seem to hit me around the wee hours like 1AM-5AM due to my weird sleep schedule.
I can relate on the watching of the Netflix & YouTube.
You'll be alright.