Should I go to ER if I haven't hurt myself?

I tried to commit suicide in 2001. I was having a very rough time and felt like a loser, etc. I was considering it and ended up making a very rash decision and attempted it. Luckily my husband found me and they got me to the ER quickly. Once I woke up after they pumped my stomach, my family was there to support me and everyone was in shock. They sent me to the psych ward for the typical hold and watch period and it freaked me out. I begged my doctor to get me out as quickly as possible that I didn't mean to do it. It took me a long time to tell some very close friends and they were in shock when I told them. How could we not have noticed you were that low, etc. I survived and got through the rough patch. Eventually I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, but I am so thankful I wasn't successful.

I had a bad manic attack about 4 years ago and lost almost everything. I had fleeting thoughts about suicide but I had a young son and knew the devastation it would cause him and my family and after that 2001 attempt I will never try it again. It is not the answer and will not solve your problems. You may think it is an easy way out, but it's not and it will scar and impact many people whether you know it or not.

I agree with the other people that have posted. Call your therapist, pdoc if you have them immediately. Get in for an emergency appointment. If you don't have those resources go to the ER. I don't know your background - depression, bipolar or what but if you have one of those it could be a smiple med modification. Call the suicide hotline if you have a sudden urge to do it now. I'm begging you and pleading with you to do something to help yourself. Do not commit suicide!

Go to the hospital now, if you haven't already. The doctors will NOT say, "You've really come tooo soon." Go now.

I have attempted suicide 3 times in my life all of wich were drug related in one way or another. I found that most of the time i did not believe in a higher power of some sorts. 3 years and 2 months ago i tried to get the police to do the trick but for the sake of somebody upstairs they missed. Where I am going with this is that although i was suicidal I was not seeing the big picture but only what I wanted to see and that was poor pity me. To this date I am sober and living a life. Might not be the one that i always dreamed of but things are always getting better.I have my ups and downs now and then because I am a bypolar type2. I wake up every day and wonder how I can change my life for the better then I do it.

Talking to people a family member, a best friend, a preacher and yes the ER will help ease your mind. Early into sobriety and I do not attend as much as I used to but i went to AA and found people with not only addiction but suffering to. I found people who had been down my road who also contemplated suicide and was able to work it out so that things seemed right in my head. My suggestion to you is that if you are reserving the thought that you might follow through with suicide then talk to somebody quick!