Venting Do you feel like people keep underestimating how miserable you actually are?

[orbwithinorb]

I try not to talk to people about my suicidal ideation as it's kind of a bummer and there isn't anything they could do to help me. The few friends I have are aware of how I feel, and maybe they underestimate how bad it is, but people have their own shit going on so why burden them with something they can do nothing about?

 

[InevitableDeath]

i'll be done in spring 2027. i hope to move out sometime then.

Good luck to you. Hope it all works out. Keep your eye on the prize.

 

[inkmage333]

Yeah and it sucks so much just because things look better on the surface doesn't mean they are actually. I'm still so incredibly miserable and my home life is horrible but APPARENTLY because I'm holding down a job and going to college suddenly that makes it that my life is better than everyone else's...? And this is an assumption coming from both the non-mentally ill AND the mentally ill. No joke I mentioned this to someone (who fell into the latter category) and the genuine response I got was "Well. Good for you."

...Are you fucking serious? So just because I was forced to continue to work and go to education lest I faced more abuse from my family suddenly this means my life is better than theirs and I'm not depressed and mentally ill?? There's truly the assumption that just because I happen to "function" in society that I'm suddenly not miserable and it's so so stupid imo

 

[Arb]

Constantly, with a sprinkle of emotional dismissiveness

I hope they're gonna have to spread my ashes soon... I'm just waiting for the cat's time... I want her bones to be with my ashes