do people

[cybil_who]

think of suicide a lot and is normal or is that not normal

[Alffe]

Hi Cybil...I can't speak for other people but I suspect that most of us have considered suicide at one time or another in our lives. Have you?

And what is normal? Welcome to the forum!

[Julie]

At the old forum, I think there was a good discussion on suicidal ideation or maybe my feeble mind is wrong. I do agree with Alffe that most of us have probably considered it at one time or another.

[cybil_who]

if most people think of it then i am normal cause i think of it often to

[jingle]

Hi cybil -- Welcome
You will be "safe" and comfortable here so please feel free to talk.
IMHO there's a big difference in thinking about suicide and thinking about commiting suicide. I've thought about both and I can recognize each one.

[cybil_who]

jingle what is the diffrence i thought they were the same

[Doody]

Well, thinking about your life ending and how it would relieve your pain is one thing. "I'd feel so better if I just weren't here." "Life would be so much easier if I didn't wake up."

Another thing is to think, "I can't do this anymore. I have a gun and I'm going to drive out to a wooded area on Friday night and shoot myself in the head."

((Cybil))

[cybil_who]

ok i understand thank u ((((hugs))))

[Doody]

Passive suicidal ideation is the wish for oneself to die, without active plans to facilitate the process.

It can be chronic. My persistent thoughts must have lasted close to a year. But they were, again, without any plan. Just kept thinking, "God, it would be easier not to be alive." And then sigh, and move on to the next day.

[cybil_who]

what about if u have a plan for just in case but dont plan on using it its more like u r in power of your choice if u ever decide to is that weird to do