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I feel like I'm def the asshole here, but I dont know. Me and my roommate K, have been roommates along with her two partners, things have gotten really bad between me and K to a point where K would yell at me a lot cause I wasnt doing house chores when I would get depressed or overwealmed. It got to a point where K is now kicking me out and the only thing I got offered was a mutual friends couch in a different city. K says I'm horrible and I'm playing the victim card, and I'll never get better, and I could of just googled everything ive been trying to go to therpy for it and I focus on clinical stiff to avoid the turth thay I'm just choosing to be a horrible person. I honestly feel like I should jump off this really tall bridge in my city and I keep thinking about it, I doubt anything in my life is gonna improve, the only real thing on my bucket list at this point is trying heroine, and hoping to overdose from it. I just dont want to live anymore, there's nothing for me. I have a useless IT degree, no friends, no family, I legit have nothing. I have BPD from years on childhood abuse and neglect, I'm autistic too and can't adapt to living in a world that isnt built for me, ive never done anything of note with my life. I did the math and bridge is definatly high enough to kill me, its also realtively dead at night. I plan just parking my car, emergency flashers, places my ID, keys and a note on the passenger seat and walking uo to the railing and taking one last look over and falling. I might get really high before I do it. I just keep feeling like I will never get out here, no one will ever love me again. I just stare at my phone and there isnt even a single friend I could call that would just listen to me, and hahg out with me and make me feel okay. I have online people but admittly it doesn't change the material reality I'm in.

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[–] imahappyguy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

As someone with severe depression disorder, I feel compelled to comment. I have attempted suicide before. I want you to know, things get better. But they don't get better until you want them to. You need therapy and medication. I know that, because this looks very similar to how I spoke after my fiancé broke off our engagement and before I tried to kill myself. There are several mental health resources alongside VRCs (vocational rehabilitation counselors, they help get you on your feet with work) that want to help you. There's also no shame in checking yourself in somewhere. I've done my stint in a padded room, it's kinda awful NGL, but I'm better for it.

Also, jumping from a bridge is a terrible way to go. You will be left with time to regret. I downed a bottle of oxy with a fifth of whiskey being finished on the day. I remember laying on the cold of the black leather couch, after I had moved back in with my mother, my final act of desperation. Looking at the TV as strangely my vision started to darken and I couldn't stop it. I suddenly realized, I didn't want to die, but it was too late. I woke up to my mother slapping my face, crying, screaming what have you done. I was covered in my own vomit. I don't know why I survived, one doctor told me I should be dead. But I'm not. I'm happily married now, I have my own family that loves me and every day is hard, but better than then. You will be able to get through this.

Lastly, do not jump off a bridge. Finding a body in water, or cleaning off the pavement, is a horrifying thing for another human being to discover. Heroin is going to lead you down a similar path to my experience, and if it doesn't work and you don't OD, that wake up experience is grueling. I have a sure fire way to kill myself that won't hurt while dying, or give me time to change my mind. I just would slowly fade into sleep, peacefully, blissfully, and never wake up. And no one would even know. The autopsy would show nothing other than I just stopped breathing and died. But I don't even think about it anymore, because I'm on heavy medication and I see a shrink once a week.

Just, don't. okay? There is enough death in this world. There is enough sadness. Let us try to bring joy and find joy in everything we do and see. I love you, I care for you, and I will pray for you. May many blessings fall upon you and may you find peace within suffering.

[–] TerrabyteMarx@quokk.au 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Everything you've mentioned in this situation is a valid reason to feel the way you do. That would put me into crisis too.
There are good people out there, including people that will meet you where you are, understand and help.
Sometimes you just have to hang on for dear life.
Survive by any means necessary.
🫂

[–] skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Its just how do I rebuild my life from absolutely nothing

[–] TerrabyteMarx@quokk.au 3 points 10 hours ago

Don't trust people who think they have all the answers (myself included). Try not to compare yourself to other people, forge your own path one step at a time. There's only so much we can control. It seems like the biggest immediate hurdle is just finding a safe place to live and exist.

Try to ask for help wherever it's available. I'm not in the US but it seems like Seattle and surrounds is the place to be if you can get there. Bellingham maybe. Local FB trans/queer housing page where I live is still active.

Try not to let most recent social stuff decimate your self worth. If you're anything like me you've rebuilt before. It'll get easier with time.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 9 points 15 hours ago

Please call a crisis line like 988, a person's value is not derived by accompishment. You are worthy of happiness and love.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

First, please don't kill yourself. Ultimately, none of us can make the decision, but from one deeply unwell dysfunctional human to another, I prefer this world with you in it

Thats a really hard situation to be in. I'm also really struggling to adapt to functioning in this world, it's a really hard place to be. I think two things can be true. Its valid for them to be upset that you weren't cleaning and whatnot around the appointment. And at the same time, that doesn't make you a bad person. Sometimes when you're unwell, you struggle to handle your responsibilities.

That doesnt make you a bad person, it makes you unwell and struggling to handle your responsibilities. Regardless of whether they're understandably frustrated with the situation.

I wish there was more support I could give, but I'm sending love 🫂

[–] potatoguy@mbin.potato-guy.space 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Please, don't jump off the bridge, seriously.

Don't listen to this, it's clear that there is something wrong and that you should get professional help, as seen by the BPD. I see this situation as a breakup, you can rebuild from it, even if someone has a fault or no one has it, as it doesn't matter.

Don't let this moment dictate what you do with the rest of your life, try to do something to take your mind out of this for a day or two, plan to do something to get out of there and rebuild your life.

I have a useless IT degree, no friends, no family, I legit have nothing.

I failed everything I tried and I'm here, I stopped caring a long time ago, I just try to live my life these days.

You can do it. Believe in yourself.

[–] skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Idk, my life has so far been endless suffering, I dont trust anyone anymore. I feel like I'm in a house thats burning down, I'm dead regardless of what I choose

[–] potatoguy@mbin.potato-guy.space 4 points 14 hours ago

I feel like I'm in a house thats burning down, I'm dead regardless of what I choose

You're in this situation now, but things change, maybe not in a day or a week, but consistently building (taking care of yourself, getting professional help and keeping doing it) and the situations life gives us changes things. Not flowers and rainbows, but things and how you feel change with time.

Make a tea, do some meditation, like with this youtube channel (I like the videos she makes, maybe it would be good for you too, idk), then try to rebuild a new life for yourself, look for places to move, etc. There's always something in the horizon, take the focus out of the darkness.

That's my two cents.

[–] visnudeva@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago

I could see from the beginning that you were autistic, I am glad you are aware of it so that you can understand yourself better, you don't experience things as others do and things that are easy for others are not easy for you but it is also hard for others to deal with your behavior. You are not bad, Be strong, try your best, breathe, it will get better, destroying yourself would only make things worse.

[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago

I'm not the suicidal type, so I won't pretend to know the dread you're dealing with. That being said, to me, rock bottom is less of a temptation to leave, but a temptation to change drastically. You could absolutely just jump off a bridge, but afterward there's no other choice to make, no change is possible. Instead, why not take the chance to do literally anything else? Try living in a forest. Try breaking into buildings. Try walking to a warmer climate. Try to start a cult. Try being a vigilante. Try being a criminal. If it doesn't work out, or it's not fun, try something different. Worst case scenario, you can always kill yourself later, once you've tried all the interesting ideas you could muster.

Life always ends in death anyway, no point in rushing into it before you've experienced as many unique things as possible.