32 Interviews With People Struggling With Suicidal Ideation

We have interviewed 32 people who have struggled with suicidal ideation. These stories are full of inspiring tips on how to deal with these feelings. Please allow these stories to be a beacon of hope for you, and know that there is always a way out.

Most recent stories of people struggling with suicidal ideation

How Hitting Rock Bottom Started My Journey of Healing From BPD and Addiction

How Hitting Rock Bottom Started My Journey of Healing From BPD and Addiction

September 21, 2025
Helped by: Music, Self-acceptance
From Surviving Rape and PTSD to Becoming A Story Of Inspiration And Determination

From Surviving Rape and PTSD to Becoming A Story Of Inspiration And Determination

September 16, 2025
Helped by: Reinventing yourself, Social support
How I Beat My Mom Guilt & Post-Partum Depression By Never Giving Up Despite Setbacks

How I Beat My Mom Guilt & Post-Partum Depression By Never Giving Up Despite Setbacks

September 11, 2025
Helped by: Reinventing yourself, Self-improvement, Social support

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Are you struggling with suicidal thoughts?

I’ve interviewed 32 people struggling with suicidal ideation, and here are the top 5 most mentioned tips that helped these people overcome it:

  1. Therapy (18 people helped)
  2. Social support (15 people helped)
  3. Self-improvement (11 people helped)
  4. Reinventing yourself (10 people helped)
  5. Medication (9 people helped)

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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My Journey From Alcoholism to 1 Year Into Sobriety and Better Mental Health

“Being sober or being ‘okay’ isn’t about becoming perfect. A lot of people expect to look better or earn more or fall in love and so on. Sure, it can happen – but those are not pillars to build yourself on, because they can fade. You need to do an inventory with yourself or a therapist, look into who you are that brings you such shame or guilt, and start confronting that.”

Struggled with:
Addiction
CPTSD
Depression
Eating disorder
Suicidal

Helped by:
Rehab
Reinventing yourself

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My 10-Year Journey of Overcoming PTSD and Hatred After Sexual Assault

“Don’t hate yourself for the trauma. The path to happiness is not a single one. There are many ways to be happy so the impossibility to turn back time before trauma does not mean you can never be happy. You can be happy again. You can trust others again. Don’t lose your hope to survive. Someday, you will be thankful for your past self who did not give up your life.”

Struggled with:
Assault
Autism
Hate
PTSD
Suicidal

Helped by:
Medication
Religion

Therapy