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First, I apologize if this is too heavy of a question, so I will delete upon request. However, a thought came to me recently...
Isn't it normal for people to occasionally have suicidal thoughts and/or thoughts of self harm?
I mean, think of it this way ...every human being gets sad now and then, right? So it seems like this would be a normal effect from it. We pathologize things like this, but I'm wondering if it's just common to the human experience.
I know it sounds like an incredibly stupid question, but that's why I'm posting it here.
Before you get concerned, no I am not going to harm myself. I have a lot of really good days too and have recently seen a psychiatrist to ask some questions. I'm in a very good mood right now. So all is good here. Just had this one question. Because I realized that I've always been kind of that way when I'm in a really bad mood is all!
Thanks!
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I guess there is a difference between thinking about suicide and considering to commit suicide. But often people confuse one with the other.
I learned that when my mother had taken me to a homeopathitioner (or whatever you call these quacks) and she asked me if I had ever thought about suicide. And since that was a topic I found myself confronted with often enough, like at school, I truthfully answered yes. What she meant to ask was whether I had ever considered committing suicide myself, for which I would have given a negative answer. I only puzzled that together after my mother wanted to talk to me more about that after the appointment.