Suicidal Thoughts...Ever Normal??

its very normal .... but im not depressed or nothing lol

It is normal. However if you do nothing about the thoughts, they can take over your life...

it's just normal. i also come across of thinking that especially when i'm badly down. but never have attempted to do it bcoz i fear the One who made us. He alone has the right to get back the life He's given us. it's not the anti-depressant we need to take but the inspired Word of Elohim. read psalm 23 and i hope you'll b relieved that somebody is always there to b w/ u especially when u felt lonesome. have a very inspiring day!!!

Too me, this does not seem normal, but that is just because I have never thought of it. But I have lived a pretty good life, I have never really had any trouble times... had I a different life story I am sure things may be different. I think that anyone who has these thoughts should deffinately talk to someone about them.

Absolutely normal. For someone who suffers from depression that is. My suggestion would be to see a counselor.

I am GLAD to see this post. I myself wondered the same thing. There have been times in the last few years where it has crossed my mind. Things such as "maybe they would be better off without me" Quickly though I realize that indeed they need me as much as I do them. I never came close to thinking of actual ways as I would never do such a thing, but I think many people at times just get a bit overwhelmed with issues we maybe cannot control. Although a sad subject, it is a great feeling to know I may not be alone in this. I am hoping it is indeed "normal" as I don't like to take medication :)

I think it is normal to think of it on rare occassion, as long as it isn't a steady thought. Then anti depressents might me needed. It corrects the chemical balance in our brains. I am on them two months, and I have never felt better in my whole life.

yeah..i think it's normal that sometimes when one is stressed out, you tend to ask yourself whether would it be better if you just end it all and get away from this misery? but most of the time, i will just 'wake up' and slap myself for being so silly...nothing is as beautiful as life itself.

I have been on anti depressants before (i'm not now because i hate the side effects) and sure I think about what it would be like if i was no longer alive and sometimes i think it would be easy way out of my problems, but then I think of my son and how hurt he would be and that pushes me forward again.

If you do suffer from depression or are in a depressed state. Yes it is normal. If you just THINK about it, that is one thing but if you are considering it, that is something else! Either way, if you are thinking about it, see someone immediately.

yes. i guess a person wouldn't be normal if they have never thought of killing themselves. we even say it unconsiously: "Oh $h*t, i'm gonna kill myself if i don't pass this exam." i don't know what the medical explanation of it is but i feel like, as human beings, we are aware of our mortality and obviously, we know that should we end our lives, that is also the end of our struggles.

EVER NOT NOMAL BUT SOME TIME IS NORMAL DEPENDENED UP ON SITUATION

I think that if it comes to mind rarely and only casually or fleetingly when you're feeling a bit upset is probably normal. But to dwell on it constantly or regularly is not so good. I have heard that sometimes anti-ds make a person feel worse in the first couple of weeks before they actually start to work and make one feel better.

Yes it is normal. I still think about it when I am having trouble dealing with certain things that have played a part in my depression issues, but not nearly as much as when I didn't take meds. But it took a long time to find the right combination for me so one has to be willing to keep going to the doctor and tell them when something doesn't seem to be getting them to the place they want to be. Communication with the prescribing doctor is absolutely necessary.

It’s a natural process of depression I feel. I don’t consider I went through depression though I suffered for a good number of years, it crossed my mine a lot though I knew I never could do it and I wouldn’t do it, I self-harmed but it’d never be in me to actually slash my wrists. If it’s more than a though you should desperately speak to someone about it. Exercise regularly, and eat the same way, with healthy foods combating depression starts at the basics, I never took any pills for it. I’m out the other side. Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in ourselves we forget what’s out there that’s worth living and even if we’re not under a cloud of depression we’re half living. I intend to sky-dive and board snow this year.

Yes I have had those thoughts a few times over the last 25 years but no I have not been diagnosed with depression because of that I do not think of it anymore but I am on Tablets to calm me down as over the last 5 years I have had severe stress constantly But I have learned to cope and fight back

I think it's normal, because everyone have sone stress in their life.

i do agree that its absolutely normal to have such thoughts once in a while.i also do get it even whem im not depressed.i dont take any anti deppressants but i dont know why once in a while i feel that i am not suitable for this world and wat will i do even if i will be alive for more 60-70 years just keep on chasing materialistic things,struggling throughout and ultimately die but i have never tried to such a thing coz i dont want to be called a coward.

Its depend on your stronger mentality & Fear less attitude. but its not normal.

I think that it is normal sometimes, at times of stress, its when those thoughts persist, and turn obsessive that the person should seek professional help. I have been on anti depressants a couple of times in my life. (I am on them now, to help me cope with stress)