Has anyone been very suicidal and gotten better?

Yes.
I basically started talking to multiple people online and spend the entire day just talking to them. Just texting away the day. To keep my mind off it. Just lots of mindless babble. Lots and lots of senseless conversations. Letting them make me laugh. Exploring their worlds. Even having pity parties with them.
The noise.
It helps keep you distracted.

For me it was like it stopped when I got older. As a teen I was lost and trapped but as adult I have find my voice and freedom, that's what helped me build myself up. No quick fixes but rather a long time of self care improvement and professional help as well as lifestyle and environmental changes.

I have had periods where I have been a lot better, but then I have lows again. Right now I’m not in a good place and have been put on constant supervision by the crisis team and sometimes I just don’t think I’ll ever get better.

between the age of 15 and 25 I was super depressed and suicidal. unfortunately, most of what helped is what you refer to as "basic shit". these are the things I do to stay healthy mentally and if I don't follow these rules i start going back to feeling horrible: I never eat sugar more than once a week. i never go more than 2-3 days without exercising. I got rid of all the toxic people in my life.I meditate in order to maintain a contact with the part of me which is always fine and whole so that i don't need anyone or anything to be happy. when I spot certain signs I take magnesium. I try to always eat at the right time and never go too long without eating, if for 2-3 days I wait too long in between meals (more than 5-6 hours) I get depressed and it takes a few days to get back to normal. I also take psylocybin mushrooms at least once a year to remember the beauty of everything. I actually discovered the anti-depressant properties of shroom about 20 years before mainsteam science.
now if by my fault I don't follow these rules and I fall into a whole I have signs I notice that tell me that I am having a phase of depression, when i notice these signs I completely avoid analysing my life and making conclusions about it. once I self-diagnose as being in "a phase" I consider my brain to be out of order and I perceive all the negative, depressive thoughts as emotional halucinations. I actually define depression as an emotional halucination, so when I diagnose it on myself I know that I can't trust how I feel. after that I avoid thinking too much, I get back to the rules written above and I go back to normal in a few days.

Yes. I grew up with a very suicidal mom, she used to try to kill herself and she would say it was all my fault.
After my kiddnapping in 2011, I tried to kill myself 5 months later. The flash backs and everything started coming so quickly after 5 months, I was trying so hard to forget about it and never have to talk about it again but I didn't know I needed to heal first and the PTSD episodes got so bad and I couldn't even move I was paralyzed even though I wasn't...after that I just wanted everything to stop so I took all my medications and 200 benadryl hoping I would just go to sleep and everything would be over.
It's been over 12 years now. I've healed so much and I'm doing alot better.

Yes. All of those things the basics. I also got accommodations and extra help with my schooling. And that boosted my confidence because I finally got better in school. And when I went to college I made new friends and over time felt much better.

When I went out on my own and managed everything independently overtime. Expanded my circle. That also gave me more confidence.

Nowadays if I ever feel suicidal, it’s usually due to feeling overwhelmed by something. It’s not a long-term or daily occurrence. And much less frequent.

I managed to get to the emergency room, because I wanted so badly to commit suicide, but I didn't want to really die. I just wanted my life to stop. I was assessed and was provided insurance because I can't afford it, and was assigned an excellent cognitive behavioral therapist. We started talk therapy three years ago this June, and my entire outlook on life has changed. No meds. Just therapy for Complex PTSD from an abusive childhood growing up in an alcoholic home.

Change. My life changed. Most of the change happened because I was left with no other choice. It was brutal at times and it seemed to get worse before it got better, but I'm thankful for the uncomfortable situations that forced me to get better. As fucking atrocious as they were.

Depending on how desperately you are feeling seek immediate help, even by simply going and talking to people about it or anything.

Depression can be a day-to-day life time battle, however, in my experience, it comes in patches and you deal with it in that day-to-day way. The patches can be short or long.

All of the basic shit is important and there are medications available, if needed, that are becoming more effective as they go along.

It is an illness and you have to treat it that way. You are not being silly for the way you think when you are depressed, it is a symptom of the illness. You simply have to be aware of the illness and treat yourself as being ill.

Stopping the negative self-talk during my batches has been the most important thing for me.

I adopted two puppies.

I found i have to out think myself. Make your method complicated enough that it takes time to set up and gives you time to snap out of it.

Example: i have bullets but no gun. I have to create something to fire the bullet. In that time i can change my mind.

I have.

There is nothing wrong with things like exercise, therapy and medication.

Each of them are needed to handle different aspects of our feelings towards life.

In the end, the only thing that mattered is my decision to live through, as much as possible.

Yes but no medication for me .
Everyone is different with what works for them

It's an ongoing struggle for me but I will continue to battle on as many times as needed

yes....my mom. got her a psychiatrist real quick and he was able to add/adjust her meds and give her counseling whether by him or other therapists

I was really bad with it and tried it. I try being calm like music and meditation but i have the days. I want know others ways to before i become alcoholic.. 🙁

I suppressed all of my emotions. It worked for a while, but then came back just as strong as before. Do not try this ever!

Yes, they have. Most people who do that "basic shit" recover. That's how it became basic. Because it works.

Outside of that, it helps to build a support system. People you can talk to. And it helps to keep busy. Being idle gives you too much time to think and when you're having bad thoughts, that's the last thing you want. Take up a hobby. Go out with friends. Do something. Anything. Especially if you don't feel like it.

I have PTSD manifested when I came back to my country, 6 years as a soldier in Afghanistan, lived through war when I was teen from 91-95, and than I went to Ukraine , it is safe to say I did had those thoughts. But i came to realised cowards do that, my family and friends helped me ....

I realized my beloved coach would not have wanted me to follow him.

I’m a firm believer that when we reach a point that we are laying out a variety of pills, measuring ropes, or staring into a deep, dark pool of water from a bridge, it’s time to reach out to a professional. There’s no shame in it.

Yes. LSD.

Give everything away, and go live in a monastery I guess. Even then you might still pull a Thich Quang Duc.

I don't think wealth helps it.

yes... and talked with doctor. admitted to hospital. it took two years to overcome

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