I have been feeling so hopeless lately. So lost and alone. And completely helpless, like I have no voice, no choices and no options. And feeling like a prisoner, wanting to escape and since I have felt there's no way to escape, I have been thinking about killing myself.

It all passed a bit ago. And I am once again feeling hopeful and ok. I'm grateful for that.

It was the same way I felt as a child, even wanting to kill myself. Sometimes I just can't think past all the feelings to even realize it's an emotional flashback. And that's kind of scary to me. I worry one of these days I may actually get so caught up in the feelings that I will do something stupid.

If I could somehow realize what's going on I could probably find ways to manage them when they're bad ones. But like I said, sometimes I just can't think past them and am overcome and overwhelmed with emotions.

How do you help yourself recognize what's happening, and how do you deal with them?