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Suicidal people and how they leave people around them feeling guilty

I have a friend that I've known for years now, ever since I met her she's been sad, depressed and needy.

At first I thought I'd listen to her, care for her and be there for her whenever she needed, it went on for about 2 years, I spent days and nights listening to her endless nags and whines about everything and everyone, it damaged myself too since I've been struggling with depression but I don't talk about it.

After that many days and years I finally noticed that this is the pattern of her behavior, she doesn't try at all to get better not one single effort did she make, I also realized the reason behind her behavior but I won't go into those details.

After that I used covid quarantines as an excuse to stay away from her and her negative energies but then she started attempting suicide, saying nobody cared about her and with that I fell in her circle of depression plus now suicidal thoughts.
Ngl it took me again a while to notice it was her new method to get attention. After that I began ignoring her more.

Till a few days ago she texted me and said "hey Nano I don't feel good at all" which I ignored, today she called me, she had a confused and tired tone, told me she's hospitalized because she attempted suicide......

Now it wasn't my fault, I had 10000 reasons for staying away from her, she ruined more than 2 years of my life (I know it was my own fault too)
But guilt is knocking at my door.... "if u replied to her text it might've been prevented"
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rrraksamam · 31-35, M
Hi

I have a simple rule regarding su!cidal people - avoid them at all costs.

You can embrace all sorts of people - sad people, depressed people, lonely people, angry people, miserable people...etc
These are people who can be helped, that will eventually feel better, get better, and will appreciate what you did for them.

Su!cidal people on the other hand, are a huge risk that in my opinion, aren't worth the trouble. These are people who don't understand the value of life, and they're mentally unstable.
All they want is attention, and, attention-seeking on the su!cide level is as bad as it gets.
I have seen quite a few su!cidal people who tried to pin the blame on the very people who were trying to help them.

Imagine wasting dozens of hours trying to help someone and comfort them and make them feel better only to be blamed for them feeling su!cidal.
It's mentally draining. It's exhausting. And in most cases, you'll end up with nothing to show for it.

Some people in this world are like ticks - they suck the life blood out of everyone surrounding them.

Life has enough problems and miseries for everyone. The last thing you need is someone that'll take away the remaining bits of hope and happiness left inside you.