I tried to overdose wednesday night

[Kali]

74. I don't know why they would leave you alone

I do know 18 year old kids say all kinds of shit that, especially if they are feeling afraid or are overwhelmed with events. That is what they do. Parents get a lot of crap thrown at them - it usually means you have done well and they will eventually become human beings.

I suspect your perspective is somewhat compromised due to all of this. You clearly have a large amount of crap to deal with. Medical bureaucracies can be so aggravating! But you have made it this far. It sounds like the overdose was even a sort of drug-induced event. You are obviously a strong person to have made it this far. Please see that there are lots of us here who care about what happens to you.

I really hate to do this, but I have to warn you that it has been policy for a long time at DU to lock threads like this with a message of care, but that we are not professionals here, urging the poster to contact a crisis number. DU3 is a little different but we may eventually have to lock it for that reason - not to shut you up or off - just that we can only help by talking, we can't do the professional stuff you may really need.

If that happens you can still PM me (and probably many others) and you can still read and post replies in other threads, but it may mean the topic of suicide will have to be off limits. I want you to focus on the good thoughts and caring posts in this thread and to try and feel the positive energy everybody is directing your way. And call those numbers again!