What are some cliche phrases that trigger you?

[worldexploder]

Some that stand out for me include - "it gets better", "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem", and "everything happens for a reason".

 

[Duqu]

Some that stand out for me include - "it gets better", "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem", and "everything happens for a reason".

OH GOD. ALL OF THOSE. Jesus H Roosevelt Christ I hate them with a fiery passion. Especially the "it gets better" moving from the "it gets better project" it's like...no, for some of us with time things get a whole hell of a lot WORSE. Try having a chronic health condition, for one.

 

[worldexploder]

OH GOD. ALL OF THOSE. Jesus H Roosevelt Christ I hate them with a fiery passion. Especially the "it gets better" moving from the "it gets better project" it's like...no, for some of us with time things get a whole hell of a lot WORSE. Try having a chronic health condition, for one.

To me, all 3 phrases mean the same thing - "fuck reality".

 

[Duqu]

Oh and also "Suicide is a big/the Final "EFF YOU" to the people who love you/care about you/to society in general."

 

[Chocoholic88]

"Be positive"

 

[jaemus12]

All of the above.

"When all doors seem closed, a window opens" or something along the lines of that pisses me off too. It's all bullshit.

 

[worldexploder]

Oh and also "Suicide is a big/the Final "EFF YOU" to the people who love you/care about you/to society in general."

You can counteract that one with "imposing sentience was a big fuck you to me".

 

[Sayo]

'We need to stop being silent and talk about it / seek help etc'

Most people are just not prepared to talk about it, and as a result you can spend your life screaming for help and explain exactly what you need and only end up being judged for it. I was very gung-ho about getting treatment, clearly articulated my neuroses and disorder, and was treated with great suspicion and neglect for a long time. Then I was supposed to be surprised about my diagnoses lol

Many who stay silent are rightly concerned about this and that many people only have very temporary space and energy for the suicidal. Also, for those of us who may always be suicidal, there is no acceptance of that. So when people's reaction to suicide or secret struggles is a bland 'How awful, if only we talked more' it's very uncritical—there are things that must be done to enable talking.

(Tangentially, you see this a lot on social media, which has a component where everyone feels pressured to or obliged to give a response even if they don't have one - so non-responses like this get amplified. But being asked 'have you told somebody?' makes it hard for me to control my temper.)

 

[AnnonyBox]

I SO despise the "permanant solution to a temporary problem" one. It's just so dismissive of a person's suffering, let alone the fact that it's THEIR life, so it's THEIR choice to die, which the other person is just completely trampling on with such dismissive drivel.

 

[deprecated]

"There are people out there that have it worse than you" annoys me so much. Like, just because there were people that are worse than me it doesn't mean I can't be unhappy or depressed I didn't choose to be depressed, right?

 

[worldexploder]

I SO despise the "permanant solution to a temporary problem" one. It's just so dismissive of a person's suffering, let alone the fact that it's THEIR life, so it's THEIR choice to die, which the other person is just completely trampling on with such dismissive drivel.

Exactly! And the quote asserts that these problems are "temporary".

 

[worldexploder]

"There are people out there that have it worse than you" annoys me so much. Like, just because there were people that are worse than me it doesn't mean I can't be unhappy or depressed I didn't choose to be depressed, right?

I hate that one too! Pain is pain no matter the source.

 

[Nofaith]

"Pull yourself together"
"Snap out of it"

 

[Nofaith]

"Suicide is a selfish thing to do"

 

[Made4TV]

Someone once told me "mind over matter". Um...sure ok.

 

[Brokenanddeadinside]

Yep hate all of those especially things get better. No things don't get better if slowly gets worse and worse.

 

[GeorgeEastman]

"it gets better", "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem",

These get my vote.

It may get better if you're still a kid. Not when you're old. Old age is going to suck bigtime. Once you're past your prime, this whole thing is even a bigger waste of time than I ever imagined. I don't know why anybody even listens to old people. They're not that smart and they can't do anything. Physically, they're toast. I'm toast.

Temporary problem, pffft. Well hell, why not get a permanent solution?

Next would be "think of the people you'll hurt." Shit, they'll throw a damn party.

 

[worldexploder]

"Suicide is a selfish thing to do"

Oh that's a good one! You could

These get my vote.

It may get better if you're still a kid. Not when you're old. Old age is going to suck bigtime. Once you're past your prime, this whole thing is even a bigger waste of time than I ever imagined. I don't know why anybody even listens to old people. They're not that smart and they can't do anything. Physically, they're toast. I'm toast.

Temporary problem, pffft. Well hell, why not get a permanent solution?

Next would be "think of the people you'll hurt." Shit, they'll throw a damn party.

The way I see it, no matter how good someone's life is - things always gets worse before they get dead.

 

[worldexploder]

Yep hate all of those especially things get better. No things don't get better if slowly gets worse and worse.

Things always get worse before they get dead.

 

[Maravillosa]

"Play the hand you're dealt" -- why should I even play the game in the first place? And if I must, why can't I get a reshuffle for better cards?

 

[Nofaith]

"Play the hand you're dealt" -- why should I even play the game in the first place? And if I must, why can't I get a reshuffle for better cards?

This deserves two thumbs up.

 

[couldntthinkofaname]

what doesnt kill you makes you stronger

 

[IfHeDiesHeDies]

"Every cloud has a silver lining." oh yeah? Like tell someone who is not ravaged by cancer.

 

[Maravillosa]

"God is faithful [and] will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able" (cf. 1 Corinthians 10:13)

Then why did my grandmother ctb? This is blaming the victim, in my opinion.

 

[AnnihilatedAnna]

"Have Faith in me, ill get you through it". No you won't

 

[NoOneKnows]

"Every problem has got solution" . ..yeah and it so happens that the only solution for my problem is suicide

 

[killahpl]

The one that really gets me is "other people are struggling with blah blah blah.., too" and all the variations thereof.

I mean, I don't deny that someone who's, let's say, a quadriple amputee is probably worse off than me, but I didn't make them a quadriple amputee and I can't do anything to remedy their being an amputee, so I can't see why the fact that they have not ended their existence should oblige me to keep on living as well (and really, pointing to somebody who's worse off than me - or anyone of us - and implying that the fact that they're alive means that they WANT to be alive is a logical fallacy ; indeed, pointing to anyone and assuming that because they're alive, it means that they want to be alive is absurd, as e.g. the existence of this message board shows).

 

[Gengogakusha]

I don't know how common this is in other countries (I'm in the UK), but if you look grumpy or 'not happy' some men (usually strangers) take it upon themselves to tell you to 'cheer up love'. I hate it so much because these guys know nothing about you or the pain you're in, they just expect you to be a pretty face for them.

 

[Endthismisery]

Do you know how much it will effect everyone if you killed yourself is one


Your selfish

Only you can help yourself ( even tho I've been doing therapy plus meds for 10 years tell me how I haven't tried)

Your at the bottom so the only was is up

And of course you have to learn to ignore the darkness in your head

 

[NoHope]

"You don't have the right to kill yourself"

Like really? Everyone has the right to end their life if they choose to do so. Just because the society doesn't like the idea of suicide doesn't mean people don't have the right to decide when they want to die. And we never asked to be born in the first place, why should we live and suffer for the sake of others.

Also when someone says "Suicide is not an option". Well, maybe for YOU it's not an option, but for some of us it is probably the best option. Pro-lifers fail to understand that.