My best friend took his own life recently as I was contemplating the same decision, and now I am unsure what to do.
I am writing this just to gain some insight into what others think of the situation. My best friend and I are 17 in our final year of school. I struggled with depression since I was 12 and since last year have been experiencing suicidal thoughts and tendencies as I no longer had any goals or perception of a future for myself, and cannot function normally anymore (unbeknownst to my friend).There are also other reasons which I will not get into right now. 3 months ago, my best friend took his own life which uprooted our whole worlds, and was a shock/unexpected to everyone (we had no idea he was feeling this way). I saw first hand the repercussions of his actions and do believe that no matter what circumstance he was in, he deserved to live and would have lived a good life. However, it is either the pain I am in or my holistic and somewhat objective view of my life, but I feel that my life is meant to end now. That things will likely permanently be difficult and I do not want to continue. I feel it would be best for everyone, however I know for a fact that his suicide was not best for everyone and he deserved to live. I know this is making me a hypocrite, but I also don't think I deserve to survive if he didn't and cannot see anything improving (I also don't have anything, whether it be responsibilities or purpose, to live for). His death and other factors also caused my family life and social life to fall apart, so I also don't have that to live for and believe things will permanently be damaged in that regard. Does anyone have any insight into if this is common after experiencing a suicide loss and what you think?