I suffer from clinical depression. Talking absolutely helped me, as did medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. But when suicide is on one’s mind, there is no time to make an appointment. Sometimes the act of talking it out with a third party can help give you the strength you need to seek a more effective treatment.

I’m sorry that talk therapy didn’t work for you. It has, however, shown to be effective at disarming suicidal thoughts long enough for other outcomes to seem attainable.