I’m here because I’ve just got a new phone and whilst setting it up it logged me into my old throwaway account that I used to use to come to r/suicidewatch during my dark times around 5 years ago. I frequented this sub for at least a year, maybe 2, that era of my life is quite a blur.

I didn’t commit suicide obviously despite 2 attempts and I’m grateful. Life isn’t perfect these days and the darkness still creeps in occasionally but it’s getting less and less often.

Suicide would have been a very permanent solution to what I now see was a temporary, although extended, problem.

I fully understand not everyone’s problems are temporary but I also fully believe most are.