What makes you not commit suicide?

[Basman]

19 minutes ago, TheCloud said:

It seems contradictory to me to say both "The mind is very powerful" and "It's all in your head" in the same argument.  In my experience, "It's all in your head" is typically a statement that dismisses the power of the mind.  I'd rather lean toward the mind being very powerful, which is why I suggest facing thoughts with due respect as such.

Some thoughts, including thoughts of suicide, can be very slippery and don't want to be faced because they're used to their anonymous power.  They don't easily share their secrets.  It can be tricky to get to them and find out what you describe of them using the idea of suicide for catharsis or control or escape or whatever it is they really happen to be doing outside the light.

I don't really disagree with you, I just want to acknowledge that thoughts are to be first respected, even if they are then to be dismissed.

Thoughts aren't actually real, which is the point, but they do drive you into action and create your reality. You don't really need to "respect" thoughts in my opinion in any kind of sense. Just change what you focus on. You can literally talk yourself out of a thought pattern like your talking to ChatGPT, to use a modern day example.

Being suicidal is when you are run by negative thought patterns that interpret reality in such a way that you feel suicide is the only option. Suicide in of itself is a natural response to the sense of a helpless situation. The issue is that thoughts may or may not correspond with reality. At least to a certain degree, you are free to interpret reality however you want, which is especially true in first world countries where we have the free time to ponder while at the same time being socially isolate.

Granted, I'm not a mentally ill person, so mileage may vary, but in my experience you have a lot of power to change your mind by changing what you focus on, thereby changing your reality. That is the power of mind. If you are seriously mentally ill then you probably would benefit from professional treatment.

My perspective is not meant to belittle or undermine the difficulty of a sick mind, but I do believe that you have more power over your situation than you tend to think you do in most situations.

[TheCloud]

1 hour ago, Basman said:

You can literally talk yourself out of a thought pattern like your talking to ChatGPT, to use a modern day example.

Is that all there is to it?  Like looking in the mirror and saying, "I'm now done being suicidal," and moving on with your life just like that?