[uuffda]

Help me. I don't know where to turn. My partner has confessed that he is suicidal over the past couple of weeks. He is seeing a therapist and has times when he seems to be healing. I don't know if I can cope with this roller coaster relationship even though I love him tremedously. Today after leaving my house he called me on the phone and told me he had suicidal thoughts again. I feel like I am in a state of shock and denial and my stress if over the top. My heart is racing and my mind is going a hundred miles a hour. How do I live with never knowing from moment to moment that he may kill himself? I am not strong enough for this.

[Jannaku]

I can understand how completely all consuming and stressful this must be for you always worrying that your partner may kill himself. Unfortunately, apart from being supportive, understanding and loving there is not much you can do. He needs to seek more professional help - has he had a diagnosis made? Is he suffering from depression or ???? Has he told the therapist about his suicidal ideas? Might be a good idea for you to go to see a therapist as well with a view on how to cope in a situation like this. I wish you all the best.

[healingme4me]

Have you suggested to him, that he may be better served to contact his therapist about this? Is he currently under the care of a pdoc? He could get out patient services.

And have you told him, that if he continues to tell 'you' that he is suicidal, that you will not hesitate to either contact the ER or his therapist, yourself?

Because, it is not for you to help him from this darkness, it is up to him to use therapy and possibly medications to overcome whatever is depressing him!!

Originally Posted by uuffda

Help me. I don't know where to turn. My partner has confessed that he is suicidal over the past couple of weeks. He is seeing a therapist and has times when he seems to be healing. I don't know if I can cope with this roller coaster relationship even though I love him tremedously. Today after leaving my house he called me on the phone and told me he had suicidal thoughts again. I feel like I am in a state of shock and denial and my stress if over the top. My heart is racing and my mind is going a hundred miles a hour. How do I live with never knowing from moment to moment that he may kill himself? I am not strong enough for this.