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Old Nov 22, 2014, 11:52 PM
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Am I the only person this happens to? I would like to go into more detail but it's not allowed

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Old Nov 22, 2014, 11:58 PM
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I really don't have an answer for you because I don't drink. However, I was a bartender and barmaid and I noticed that the type of alcohol people drank made a big difference in their behavior. I think it is very possible that it could make suicidal thoughts worse. Maybe you should change your choice of drink.
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Alcohol is a depressant and can lead to severe depression. Find a way out of drinking if you can. AA has programs. You can wean yourself off it.
Glad you spared the details because some people get triggered by them.

See a pdoc and see what medicine will help you. There must be more than alcohol. See a pdoc or a therapist
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 12:28 AM
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Am I the only person this happens to? I would like to go into more detail but it's not allowed
I was having this happen for a few years. I was drinking everyday and constantly felt depressed. I was stuck in a vicious cycle. I was depressed and so I would drink thinking I would feel better but instead I was just more depressed but also numb. When I was in these alcohol induced states my Sui urges got even stronger and twice I actually did make attempts. My urges to SI were also a lot stronger when I drank. Almost all of the times I did SI I was drinking. My PsyD kept telling me that it was make my bad moods even worse but I didn't care or believe it made me feel any worse.

Eventually I realized I wasn't helping my self get better and was actually making myself worse. So I pretty much stopped drinking and I make sure not to drink at all if I'm feeling even a little suicidal.
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 06:52 AM
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In my drinking days when I was really depressed I didn't feel to much like drinking, but when I did it made the depression much much worse.
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 10:54 AM
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When I drink my suicidal thoughts become more realistic and more prone to happen , so I guess no you're not the only person it happens to.
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