How do you combat suicidal thoughts and tendencies?

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I washed down 47 sleeping pills with a bottle of Michelob and all I got was two days in an acute hospital getting my stomached pumped followed by two months in a psych hospital. It was kind of a productive stay, though, because I wrote a book of 32 fairy tales while I was there. One of those fairy tales got published recently. The link is below.
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I listen to happy music or watch happy shows that I enjoy, works every time.

I don't combat them. I try to make my life better so I won't have them. At least get a life where they are not needed. Like getting help from psychiatrists/psychologists, doing something productive that you want to do, and that gives you something, experiencing vitality.. I know where this kind of life is, I just need to do somethin to get there. And I won't give up before I am there. Or else I would be weak. I only have one life anyway. One existence. There is much that can be done. You don't have to be on the lowest of the low frame of mind.

I have a goal in life, I won't ever change it. And I get a lot out of getting my life in shape by following AS advice et cetera. It works, there are actually guidelines for not becoming depressed if you have AS/ASD. Look it up. One of them are to get some help so you don't in any circumstance isolate yourself completely. There is info out there.

I've been diagnosed with clinical depression w/self injurious behavior, I battle suicidal thoughts when stressed out, but what helps me get by is thinking of my mom and my brother, and especially my boyfriend, I love him so much. <3

I want to jump in front of traffic, off of boats, off of bridges etc all of the time. Why don't I? I don't want to die. I have no interest in dying. It's my mind just messing with me. I have 0 interest in suicide, as I really enjoy my life and I have come into my own the last 2 years. To combat it I just know that I don't wish to die.

-thinking how my suicide would destroy other lives (well, at least damage them)
-watching funny videos
-reading certain books
-reminding me of all I'm good at

I believe that anyone having thoughts like that, needs to get professional help. That's a serious thing, and and unqualified or bad advice could make it worse.

With that said, I feel that having and building confidence in oneself, and remembering that there IS a future, and one DOES have control over a lot of things in that future . To commit suicide is cheating, and it hurts everybody else around, and although that might sound like sweet revenge for some people, those people will get over it, and move on, and the one who killed self, can't.

Charles

Well put

Well, having felt this way most of my life - and I am not young - I suppose I am just used to it. Having read up on suicidal ideation actually helped me relax with this aspect of myself. For me, I think it is just a coping mechanism. I have only rarely come close to the idea of carrying through, and at that I thought: ouch. Won't do it. I've just learned when these thoughts increase, I am stressed - and look at it as just another symptom of stress. I suppose it helps me feel in control. I don't think this is uncommon among any of the human population. I think it just often goes undiscussed. I think the dangerous difference is whether you think about it or whether you have a plan that you feel ready to carry out. I have tried the medical/therapeutic route and I think I am okay where I am. No one seems to flapped up with me just thinking about it, and for me - I worried for a while that sucked the quality of my life, but I've come not to see it that way and I really do just see it as part of my life and then it loses steam. I strongly think it should be discussed with someone who can make an evaluation, but I have done that and 'for me' - and I stress that in my case - because I don't think it is good advice to tell anyone to ignore these thoughts - I am fine with saying that 'it is what it is'. Most of the time I find plenty of things to absorb my attention, and after some many years I am much better at managing stress - and first I had to start understanding stress. I'm also old enough to see that we survive most tragic and unpleasant things in life - I've had a lot of adversity and it is amazing what people can endure. I do not see myself as strong or good - I really think those judgements are awful and incorrect - I am just saying, I've had that experience and here I am.

every morning I wake up alone in my house I get overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, and depression.. it's the only thing on my mind for the first 30 minutes to an hour after I wake up. I used to tell myself my mother was the only reason I wouldn't do it and that I would probably do it when she passes away. A few years ago she passed away, and reality struck. I lost my lifeline, the person who made me feel like everything was ok. When I was younger she would wake me up every day... rise and shine'... I'm 30 years old now and I miss that every single day of my life. I don't know how much longer I want to hang on to this life, it's been a very lonely and unpleasant experience on my own. I'm surviving on hope eventho deep down I don't feel there is any left.

I try and combat those thoughts with positive thoughts if that method doesnt work ill get myself black out drunk so I forget. Soju works well.