No SI, No HI: The Experience of Ideation

Life can be a struggle, death can appear to be a release

Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash

When I was little, every time my family crossed a bridge, I imagined swerving off to the side and plunging into the water. The experience did not stop with time. For a long time, it only increased. That was the first thing I told a group of strangers in a mental health program. Many of the people could relate. Almost a…