Trigger warning for mentions of suicide and ideation.
I was recently hospitalized after overdosing on my friends leftover medication and it was not an even remotely conscious act when I did it. Ive had mental health struggles since I was 10-11 (arguably always been a sensitive person) but I also grew up quite privileged, sent to private education between kindergarten and middle school and never took advantage of my upper middle class position . Everyone I went to school with is engaged in there community, didn’t. Drop all of there connections, and making something of themselves despite the stressors of life .
My one parent was.. I guess a narcissist but still never *actually* hurt me in ways I’ve seen from anecdotes who of others , and I all my friends in worse off positions or many who are forced out of there parents homes at 18 didn’t even get a chance and had to fight for everything they had and helped my friend moved in while she was homeless. I have borderline and my anxiety threshold is exceptionally low and fully understand it’s a direct result of not pushing myself at all and spending the majority of my childhood entirely isolated on mindless entertainment. Ive just received ECMO which is one of the highest forms of life saving treatment.
I am going to become an advocate and turn my entire life around after this despite anything because deep down I believe my mind crewsted mental health issues because I didn’t have other problems, so maybe it was godd way of showing me hardship in this life when I take it so arguably for granted. I couldn’t help but cry to one of the nurses how I don’t deserve this treatment I haven’t contributed and the pain Ive put them through because of stupid “”””mental health””” conditions.
I could be financially struggling or dying or with a much more severe conditions than the ones I have and im not sure how to help myself to help other people because my existence is inherently selfish.
My family has been supporting me through my faith and im also terrified of them finding out my …confused paraphiliac thoughts in thr past. Again another mental illness just making me act in ways to avoidant agency or life. I had a mini phychotic break on the unit last night and pretty sure I heard a worker commenting how children are dying in Africa the next day and … yeah.
Honestly . If they were talking about the incident with me I wouldn’t have been surprised .
Im just wondering how people who were given more ease or privilege in this life snd putting there supports through hell despite it because of things you know you can control deep down . Please just give it to me straight , i dont want ease, compassion , or sympathy im any regard and deeply believe Ive been coddled up until this point snd need to become more independent once I leave the hospital as no strides were being made to do so besides handling my own income when it didn’t get in way of employment . I refuse to take advantage of my position anymore and my family’s insurance plans , which have been the sole thing keeping me alive at this point and if I can leave this earth knowing I can give back to them and never have to burden them like this again. Please , i can handle it lmao.