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hi I don't know where to post this but... I think about killing myself a lot mainly because of the suffering in this world...I'm suffering a lot but i know I need to show grace and not be disgraceful to God...I try to be strong but it's really bad...I understand Jesus has saved us from our sins and I am beyond grateful for that therefore I can show my face to God yet I feel so much suffering...I experienced happiness so I know what it is what it feels like but suffering is greater and some people suffer all their life ,..why....help I can't take it all sometimes....is suicide a sentence to hell
 

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I'm praying for you. Please don't do anything to harm yourself. Is there someone you can talk to in your life right now? A friend, a family member? You are important to God, you have a purpose in life. If you don't mind my asking, how old are you? I'm so sorry you're hurting right now but please hang on.​
 
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HI Thanks I'm so thankful to people who pray for people they don't even know so I truly appreciate it...I feel like when I talk to people that even say "you can talk to me if you need someone " don't listen or understand...only God could understand but I'm ashamed of my messy life...I understand I have this purpose but I believe my purpose is painful but I have to withstand it and it's hard....I just don't understand why some people have to suffer s much for their life. For instance a child born that is a abused for years until they die at like one or two years old and others that suffer for a lifetime etc..I'm so sad and scared and I want to show grace to my Lord but I feel so down I can't understand how to show I'm strong but don't fully understand why humans were made
 
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You don't need to understand everything (nobody does) for your life to be worthwhile. Everyone suffers and, yes, some suffer more, but only God knows the reasons. You need to worry about you right now, dear, and not about anyone else. God loves you just as much as He loves anyone else.
 
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hi I don't know where to post this but... I think about killing myself a lot mainly because of the suffering in this world...I'm suffering a lot but i know I need to show grace and not be disgraceful to God...I try to be strong but it's really bad...I understand Jesus has saved us from our sins and I am beyond grateful for that therefore I can show my face to God yet I feel so much suffering...I experienced happiness so I know what it is what it feels like but suffering is greater and some people suffer all their life ,..why....help I can't take it all sometimes....is suicide a sentence to hell
Scripture makes it clear we are to remain faithful until death (Rev 2:10). Willfully cutting your life short is outside of faithfulness because 1) you are refusing to fulfill all the will of God for your life, and 2) you are appealing to death for victory over tribulation and suffering. Suicide is the act of "reaching through" death to find life. God does not want us to appeal to death to have victory over suffering and tribulation in this life. Doing so glorifies Death, not Life.

The prophet Elijah appealed to death to escape his pain and suffering, and death is exactly what God denied him. We see that he was brought out of his suffering; but it was through Life, not death through which he escaped (the chariot of fire took him bodily to glory. This event serves as a type demonstrating an important spiritual truth). If God would have given Elijah mortal death, as he was requesting, then Death would have been glorified over the Life of Christ. Many theologians have missed this important theological truth in this passage of the Bible.

But he himself [Elija] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD , take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 1Ki 19:4

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2Ki 2:11

Do not appeal to Death for salvation from torment and suffering. Death is not your savior, Christ is. He has made a way for you to overcome in this life. You must come to understand what "way" this is, and only the Lord can reveal this to you. You must get rooted and knowledgeable in Grace and faith. Earnestly ask the Lord to open up His Word to you--in all of its glory.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 1Jn 5:4,5

Kill yourself and you will spend and eternity in horror so outside of human comprehension that if you were to spend just a moment in hell, and brought back, you would be in shock; you would be unable to express it in language. If you think the sufferings of this life are bad, they are nothing compared to an eternity in separation from Christ. Not even close.

Hell-Fire.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mat 25:30

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mar 9:47,48


There is an everlasting hell and you will spend an eternity there if you murder yourself.

Our lives are not our own to murder.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1Co 6:19

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Eze 18:4


Earnestly seek your Maker for knowledge in how to stand in victory in tribulations and sufferings. They can be a cause to push you into his arms or away; Your choice.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Joh 16:33

Christ in you will overcome--by faith.

 
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We are here to support each and make sure we don't feel alone in our struggles.
My suffering is different to yours and probably much less. But I have had a taste of nightmare suffering in the past.
I pray that you don't feel alone. That you find the courage to hang in there so that you can support someone like yourself one day. Pray it forward!
 
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Sometimes when we are afraid, discourage, or suffering mentally or physically the best things we can do for ourselves is to do whatever we can for others. When we pray for others the Lord blesses our relationship with Him. When we give joy to others the Lord blesses us.
When we obey God He gives us extra grace and extra blessings.
Jesus commanded, Love others as you love yourself.
In other words, do onto others as you would have them do unto you.
This command is for our own benefit.

Beloved of God, you are especially equipped to understand suffering, not all of us are. Therefore, you are especially useful to God and to so many others who are suffering too.
We can pray for you and others but you, you truly understand and therefore your prayers and help are more compassionate, more powerful than others who do not really understand.
If I were suffering you are exactly the person I would want to pray for me. You are needed in this world.
 
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I feel like I'm meant to suffer .....and I want to be happy so bad
Skylar, I can relate to your post in some degree, for sure. I don't want to minimize what your feeling at all, because that is what's truly flowing through your mind at the moment. I can, of course, offer you all the standard statements of support. I would also like to share with you that I've suffered for most of my life with mental illness. Everything flew apart about a year and a half ago and I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 1 with psychotic features. After two hospitalizations and one honest suicide attempt plus an assortment of different medications and natural remedies I'm slightly more "stable". I don't tell you this to discount what your feeling, but to try and build a bridge between our two experiences. I know what your dealing with may be more physical, but we both started coming to the same conclusion as far as taking matters into our own hands go.

Without knowing more it's hard to recommend any course of action for you, but I will tell you that while I thought that talk therapy was a joke for a long time, I've come to accept it as a valuable tool. Group therapy can be helpful as well, as you can share your experiences with others and find people who have it as bad as you or worse. So, for me, I'm somewhat out of the darkness. I do want to encourage you not to make that final decision. Not because I'm trying to shame you on behalf of God or any other thing, but solely because your life is valuable and you are valuable as an individual. I know some people may look down on this, but I always considered that option to be something I had in my back pocket. I never had to technically throw it away. This thinking made me give talk therapy and medications a try. That being said, I don't believe that it's the right answer either. So, of course you should pray and meditate on the word as you see fit, but don't be shy about seeking out alternative options. If this was an issue with high cholesterol or diabetes you wouldn't hesitate (I hope) to reach out for help. Treat this in the same manner you would anything else. Feel free to talk on here or PM me if you want to have a more in depth discussion. I'm a stay at home dad and am literally always free, unless I'm feeding/washing babies, cleaning house, reorganizing my office, pulling food out of hair and helping color masterpieces. So, reach out if you need.
 
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Scripture makes it clear we are to remain faithful until death (Rev 2:10). Willfully cutting your life short is outside of faithfulness because 1) you are refusing to fulfill all the will of God for your life, and 2) you are appealing to death for victory over tribulation and suffering. Suicide is the act of "reaching through" death to find life. God does not want us to appeal to death to have victory over suffering and tribulation in this life. Doing so glorifies Death, not Life.

The prophet Elijah appealed to death to escape his pain and suffering, and death is exactly what God denied him. We see that he was brought out of his suffering; but it was through Life, not death through which he escaped (the chariot of fire took him bodily to glory. This event serves as a type demonstrating an important spiritual truth). If God would have given Elijah mortal death, as he was requesting, then Death would have been glorified over the Life of Christ. Many theologians have missed this important theological truth in this passage of the Bible.

But he himself [Elija] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD , take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 1Ki 19:4

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2Ki 2:11

Do not appeal to Death for salvation from torment and suffering. Death is not your savior, Christ is. He has made a way for you to overcome in this life. You must come to understand what "way" this is, and only the Lord can reveal this to you. You must get rooted and knowledgeable in Grace and faith. Earnestly ask the Lord to open up His Word to you--in all of its glory.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 1Jn 5:4,5

Kill yourself and you will spend and eternity in horror so outside of human comprehension that if you were to spend just a moment in hell, and brought back, you would be in shock; you would be unable to express it in language. If you think the sufferings of this life are bad, they are nothing compared to an eternity in separation from Christ. Not even close.

Hell-Fire.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mat 25:30

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mar 9:47,48


There is an everlasting hell and you will spend an eternity there if you murder yourself.

Our lives are not our own to murder.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1Co 6:19

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Eze 18:4


Earnestly seek your Maker for knowledge in how to stand in victory in tribulations and sufferings. They can be a cause to push you into his arms or away; Your choice.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Joh 16:33

Christ in you will overcome--by faith.
Thank you so much it's only for my Lord I would suffer this much
 
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Skylar, I will pray for you.

And as a thought, even if you do kill yourself, how will that change the world for the better? Your death will not stop any evil, any suffering, any injustice. It will prevent you from seeing anymore.

As gently as I can say this, it sounds like you really need some emotional therapy. You aren't 'nuts', but it sounds as if you need an emotional 'tune up', so to speak. If you had a broken arm, you'd see a doctor, right? (And have others pray for you as well.)
 
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Thank you so much it's only for my Lord I would suffer this much
I will try to later PM you some very pragmatic and practical helps that will greatly add to your spiritual weapons and tools in working through and having the victory over your sufferings and troubles. You will be able to apply them daily with immediate results. Give me some time to write them up and send you. God bless and stay encouraged and connected.
 
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hi I don't know where to post this but... I think about killing myself a lot mainly because of the suffering in this world...I'm suffering a lot but i know I need to show grace and not be disgraceful to God...I try to be strong but it's really bad...I understand Jesus has saved us from our sins and I am beyond grateful for that therefore I can show my face to God yet I feel so much suffering...I experienced happiness so I know what it is what it feels like but suffering is greater and some people suffer all their life ,..why....help I can't take it all sometimes....is suicide a sentence to hell

Sky, Suicide is a serious sin. One of the 10 Commandments is "thou shall not Kill".

Sky, you ask "is suicide a sentence to hell". Well only God can Judge a persons heart, however, do you really want to put yourself in the predicament to find out the hard way for all eternity? You maybe suffering now for a short while, but how much more in Hell for all eternity if you commit the sin of killing yourself.

Sky, you are not alone everyone is suffering, Christ suffered and he is God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Christ Himself pleaded to His Father, that the cup death shall Him. The Cup did not pass Him, He carried His Cross and died for us.

Carry your cross, what ever it maybe, and offer your Cross to the Lord, your pains and sufferings of this life, offer it up to Him. Christ will help you carry your cross, even as Christ was helped to Carry His Cross, by Simon the Cyrene.

I will pray for you in my daily Rosary.
 
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Suicide is the act of "reaching through" death to find life. God does not want us to appeal to death to have victory over suffering and tribulation in this life. Doing so glorifies Death, not Life.
I like the point you've made here.

There is an everlasting hell and you will spend an eternity there if you murder yourself.
I'm not sure I would tell someone this even if I believed it fully. Eternal damnation is such a weird concept. It is beyond comprehension.

Our lives are not our own to murder.
We forget that sometimes don't we. We think we "own" ourselves, our body and soul,but we don't.
 
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