Gun

[Egegu]

Yeah don't give it to your shrink since she will be forced to report it (unless of course that's what you want). Do you have a close family friend that you can entrust with it? Or maybe you could have a gun shop hang onto it for you. Either way, please get it far, far away from you. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

 

[Apop]

but of course I have the key.

Can you not give your wife the key?

 

[Even]

Sell it?

 

[Bumor]

Depending on what type of gun it is, you could strip it down, and place all the parts in different areas in the house.

That way, it would take you quite a long time to get all the parts together, and then re-assemble it, just a thought.

 

[Ahageh]

For me, guns are a responsibility. Field strip it down as offered above in post 16. If you have not been trained, most videos are under 4 minutes. If you are dappling in suicide ideation ... then destroy the ammunition (various laborious techniques) which might make you wince due to the price. If you are wincing :p it is better than the depressive rabbit hole.

Down the road if this is becomes a reoccurring consideration and the weapon is registered...turn it in to your local authorities as there are programs out there to lessen guns on the street. Just a thought- free yourself from access if you can not handle it.

 

[Jetot]

I think you need to get it completely out of your house, assembled or not.

 

[Baku]

My personal experience with suicidal ideation, and the period you go through where you know that you're a genuine risk to yourself, is that it's not a one time thing.

You'd like to keep a gun. That's fine, ordinarily. But to do that safely, it means that every single time you reach this point, you need to own up to your SO and arrange to get the gun out of harms way. And maybe you can do that this time. But what about if it happens again, and you go through a period where you feel like this again? Can you guarantee to yourself, and to your SO, that every single time this comes up, you'll be agoe to communicate that in time? IME, it gets harder each time to ask for help.

If that resonates, the gun needs to go. Period. And pencil in to revisit gun ownership when you've gone a couple of years without hitting rock bottom. Keeping the gun, even temporarily locked away, is keeping the option open. Don't do that to yourself, it's too hard.

 

[Ogo]

I'm not sure where I could put it though.

In a blender? Distroy every piece then through each distoryed piece in the trash seperately?

I hate guns!

 

[Dokize]

through

Throw*

 

[Zojemo]

I think I need a safe place to put my gun so that I don't have access to it. I'm not sure where I could put it though....

I was in the same place in my head last week. I called a friend and he has it. Didn't ask why just said yes when I asked if he could keep it for me. Don't take it to a bank for safety deposit box that would be a federal crime. If it is a pistol you can buy a small safe and have wife not give you combo for awhile or do same with a friend.

 

[Ike]

You can keep ammo in a seperate location or give that away instead of gun. Then you have one more step before doing anything to hurt yourself.

 

[Mavipe]

Safety deposit box at the bank, unless it's illegal, otherwise give it to a trusted friend or family member to hang on to. And please talk to your therapist about what you're going through. This is serious. :hug:s