Have u ever thought about taking your life? What made u change your mind?

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Jeremy R	Suicide is saying that life got the best of you... I realized that I never would want to be that much of a coward.

david j	Yes but committing suicide is the most unforgivable sin I just wait and after a few days I feel happy again.can you believe it?I wanted to kill myself because I thought I would never be able to pass the university enterence exam.and now I'm going to university and I'm glad that I didn't do anything rash!Thanks goodness.

bettngrl	Yes I have but before I got to that point I was never one to understand how anyone could be so week as to take ones own life but I have found that certin things in life can be just to much and there seems to so many certin things anymore but when I was really getting ready to do it I could not let my kids and family members who would still be here have to go through the rest of there lifes woundering what they could have done to stop me?It would not be fair to them and I would not be going to heaven after that if the bible is true. So I figured if everyone else had to put up with all that life had dealt them why should I be any less able to cope and my family would not spend one minute blamming themselfs for what I had done.

addicted to piercings	there have been two different times during my life that i entertained ideation with suicide. in fact, i drove myself up into the mountains till i found a cliff where i could jump off to end it all. i climbed the mountain and actually stood on the edge of the cliff, praying that i could summon up the courage to jump. but i didn't. what stopped me was the image of my 8 year old son, at home, never thinking what dad was doing. i felt his pain without a father, and the lifelong memories he would have to endure. so i came down the mt., drove straight to a nearby psychiatic hospital, signed myself in, and remained there (most of the time on suicide watch) for three weeks.just three years ago i suffered with another major depression. this time i opted to overdose. i took the contents of an entire bottle of x---- and swallowed them all. not five minutes later, i chickened out and caused myself to vomit up the pills. i know it's disgusting, but it's the truth. why did i chicken out? because i realized i didn't want to die. a thought from my psychiartrist kept running through my confused mind--SUICIDE IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPOARY PROBLEM. this is what saved me.

Diamond	When I was a teenager, I thought about it. I think it was more of a cry for help than a real threat of suicide.

van kedileri	I didn't

maddie.	do u meen killing ur self? i havent but if u have go see some one to fix that! i meen its not good to want to kill ur self!

crystalwitchayer	Yes I have. What made me change my mind was realizing that whatever I was going through was a temporary thing. Remember, when you are down the only place things can go is up. Also when you take you own life you spirit becomes earthbound. That is a permanent condition that lasts forever, as in eternity. That my dear friend is true loneliness.

hello411	UMM no i havent!! & suicide is not an answer...its just asking to go to hell honestly. if you take away your life...think about all the other ppl that would suffer from it.

dukalink6000	I've screwed up with my life; suicide would just be another thing I screwed up on

jeremy31593	NO WAY IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS YOU NEED HELP if you are not good question!!

Midwest guy	yes, i have, and the police changed my mind.

?	I realised I couldn't do it, I do owe my parents and it would be unfair to them, and it wouldn't solve anything, just make things worse for the people who love me, and I was just too scared to do it anyway

hubinski	Nope, never.

keepingthefaith	NO--THAT IS SUCH A SELFISH THING TO DO NOT TO MENTION WRONG. WE ARE ALL HERE FOR A PURPOSE. CHECK OUT RICK WARREN'S BOOK THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE AND THEN ASK GOD TO OPEN YOUR HEART TO SCRIPTURE AND ALLOW IT TO SPEAK TO YOU PERSONALLY--IT ISN'T JUST HISTORY IN THE BIBLE IT APPLIES AND IS VERY MUCH ACTIVE TODAY!

gueraariana	Yes i was going through a sort of depression/nervous stage where i felt like there was no reason y i was still living and luckily one of my friends stopped me from doing it.Lets just say he is my Bestest friend ever and i love him for that.

Bistro	just a quick passing thought never, really thought of it seriously. Just remember, "you cannot feel any one way forever" and another good question to ask yourself is "what problems of one year ago, are still bothering me today"

roamin70	Yes My children

msmit106	No. Everytime I go through something hard in my life, I just think back to every other hard time. I know that if I got through those, I can get through this one also. And that way I can enjoy the happy moments in life because I know that I went through tough times to get to them.

curious girl	I have thought about it and then I realized how many people it would affect. I have has 2 semi-close friends take their lives and even thought they probably never would have expected it, it hurt me very badly. There are many more people that care about you than you actually know about. If you are considering this, please don't do it. You will be missed more than you think. If you need to talk to someone try a counselor or therapist. Or if you feel comfortable you could talk to family or a friend.

Yahoo! Answers Chic	Whether or not hey admit it, all people do. For me, it was a bad time, I had experienced great loss and was overcoming some addictions. I don't believe "change my mind" is the appropriate way to describe my reasoning NOT to, but I guess i just couldn't be responsible for inflicting pain to myself or others in my life who I knew loved me, plus I accepted that I was severely depressed and needed a healthy outlet of my emotions.

paul	i was young - still am - was stressed out, but i thought about all the things i haven't had a chance to do yet, how sad it would make my friends and family (think about if u were in their place and you found your mom or dad or best friend lying dead, blood everywhere, next to a gun, or rope around their neck, etc.) and last, do you enjoy life? are there more things you like about life than dislike? if so, live... things like this are serious, i almost killed myself one time - had the gun to my head, ready to shoot, hoping i wouldn't miss the brain stem, when i just couldn't. i cried... i know it's wimpy to cry, but i did. i've never told ANYONE this before, i'm only telling you so you don't make the mistake i almost made...

xportuguesax	ALOT of people have THOUGHT about it, but have never done it or attempted it. I have thought about it. I got over it cause' sometimes it just takes telling a bunch of people what's on your mind, or what's bothering you (not really that you are suicidal, but your problems). Always thinking that I have a lot of people that miss me, and that I may be important to someone else. That there's always a future for hope. That all the bad stuff will turn into good. Always thinking what will I miss if I leave?

Muledancer	Yes, I have. Tried and missed. I don't know as I've actually changed my mind, but it's been about 30 years since that attempt.

mighty_power7	i remembered what my grandma told me - "things always look better in the morning"...i waited until morning and i felt better. i remembered that even if i felt like i had no one who cared about me, god cares about me and wouldn't want me prematurely separated from this world. he was gonna take me when he thought it was time.

Rick	I think most people have at least considered it once. First you never no what tomorrow might bring, things may change as well as your feelings and usually do. Also I consider how it would affect those that care about my that are left behind, I would not want to hurt them that way and cause them to blame themselves and suffer because of my selfish desire to escape my pain or anguish.

flowerchild	i've THOUGHT. not planned or anything. but then i realized who i would hurt and that i don't have the guts to go through with it

John S	i have been in jail 3 times, rehab 6 times. my family disowned me and i lost every friend i had. i lived on the streets for 2 years. after i came out of rehab i found out my fiancee had a baby with another man with the same name as me. and i am only 21 years of age. BELIEVE ME I WANTED THE MISERY TO END. i now live back with parents, i have a car and a beautiful girlfriend who loves me. i plan on working for the city in the near future. what i am trying to say is no matter how low u get in life (ive seen low) there is always a better place right around the corner. u just hav to get your head out of the closet, be patient and i gaurantee you will see the finer things in life.

tysavage2001	Thoughts of suicide are usually caused by deep frustration and anger directed at yourself. You might feel "stuck" .. or very anxious. If you are feeling this way .. you should call a crisis center in your city. You can always carry out your plans later .. no rush .. so call a crisis center first and let them talk to you. Good Luck ! :)

welltraveledprog	Yes, there was a time. When I was 21, my fiancee was killed a week before our planned wedding. It devastated me, I felt I had nothing left to live for, and I had thoughts of suicide. What brought me around were friends -- caring, supportive friends who showed me how much they cared for me, and continually let me know they wanted me around. They convinced me by both their words and actions that I still had a whole life ahead of me, that I had a lot to offer, and that even though I was hurting so bad then it would get better. It did. And I'm awfully glad I listened to them (this was 25 years ago), because I would have missed out on a wonderful wife and 2 great kids, and a whole wide world of experiences, knowledge, and joy.

hnatalieann	Yes, I have and my children have made me realize it is not the answer because they would suffer for the rest of their lives.