Dysthymia And Suicidal Thoughts Posted: 11-30-05 04:30am
I was diagnosed with dysthymia by a
psychiatrist when I was 17/18 but have
been depressed since I was 13. I'm now
20. I'm pretty sure i've had periods of
more severe depression as well as
dysthymia but I was wondering... is it
possible to have dysthymia whilst having
thoughts of suicide and death or do the
thoughts of death and suicide mean it's a
different diagnosis?
some days it's idly wondering if I walk in
front of that car or this train whether
i'd die. Other days I feel like
committing suicide, that is not say I am
anywhere near doing that, just that I want
to and think/obsess about suicide.
In many way my emotional state has become
more volatile over the past few years, I
will not necessarily feel any worse than I
did when I was 14 but my attempts to make
myself feel better are more self
destructive (earlier this year it was
heavy drinking, bingeing and self harm).
I also seem prone to "switch" to having
thoughts of suicide easier, even if things
are okay some days I still think "it's
only going to get worse, why not kill
yourself now."
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Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Mesa AZ
Dysthymia/suicide Posted: 12-26-05 13:55pm
Yes, I am certian that things can evolve
or grow into much bigger or even different
types of problems.
I am most certianally not in any way
able to offer you suggestions, or advice
of any kind.
For whatever it is worth, possibily
you way want to read " it's almost check
out time"
