A layman's suicide scale for starting a conversation. Created by Emmengard

If you are between a 6-8, and it's not already a habit for you, go brush your teeth.

I know it probably sounds lame. Like, it's obviously not a replacement for therapy, and you might think that the advice will be ineffective, is dismissive to your situation, or whatever. But a tiny intentional act of self care can go a long way to making you feel better.

If I hadn't heard that advice before, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be here to share it. So go brush your teeth and know that I'm rooting for you.

I was actively at a 6 for many years. A lot of my family used to make fun of me because I would never buy a gun, saying stuff like "oh are you against gun ownership or something?"

It took a lot to not snap at them "no I love guns but if I owned one I know it would one day end up pointed at my temple"

Now I have a girlfriend and while life's still hard, I don't have those thoughts anymore. Still won't buy a gun though

#5 is me since I was about 7.

Oh I thought I was normal. Turns out baseline is 4/5 and most of last week was spent in 8 only snapped out of by a 2 day

I'm between #5 and #6 my whole life. As far back as I can remember. More often going to #8 lately.

Going from a 9.5 to a 4-5 basically takes going scorched earth on your old life and rebuilding it.

Huh. High point days is a 5, otherwise baseline about 6 through 8.5 (have a list of plans, research, modalities, but haven't made any steps)

Kinda nice to have a chart that I can point at and go "Yup, I'm here."

I'm about at a 9, but I learned a long time ago my friends will distance themselves from me if I say anything that might imply the fact.