Why don't the thoughts go away?

[shaz853]

I have been having suicidal thoughts for six months and have had made two attempts in the past five months, the first time my therapist rang the police and they found me, the 2nd time a family member found me the 2nd time i was hospitalized. I still have the thoughts, i hate being like this, does anyone feel like this and does it ever go away. I do suffer from depression and post traumatic stress and i am receiving therapy for this but i still have the thoughts, does it ever go away?

[Jaquta]

They do go away or at least you can experience periods without them.
I have been diagnosed with bpd and have had chronic suicidal thoughts for nearly 10 years.  I have had periods where I have been reasonably stable though and in good therapy and haven't had any suicidal thoughts.

Be open and honest with your therapist and doctor about what is going on.
What I learned that really helped me was that the thoughts were masking intense negative emotions.  Knowing that really helps because it means I can look at ways to problem solve what is causing me the distress.

Once you address the underlying issues the thoughts should go away.