i don't necessarily watch a film about suicide or death when i am feeling particularly down but i will sometimes watch a sad or happy film that i know will make me cry because it helps me to get the feelings out of myself because most of the time i feel emotionally numb and a sad film releases some of the emotion that i feel is locked up or missing inside of me.

I listen to music that connects with my soul, if that makes sense. Like I could transcend from my body and just explore infinite space. It's usually meditation music.

Yes to all the above, sad, music and films, complete with suicidal content, I think it's a normal part of exploring our desperately depressed thoughts, searching for something we can identify with and that somehow makes us feel less alone and like we're not the only ones that are feeling that desperation and emotional pain, I often listen to Russian music that is about suicide, self harm and wanting to die, although I don't understand the lyrics, I have translated a few of them and their very dark, but somehow have a calming effect on me.

I have watched suicide social experiment videos on YouTube, as it gives me comfort, and something I can identify with my feelings, and that others have clearly thought about it, or they wouldn't feel the need to make the videos to show people's reactions to the possibility that someone may be suicidal can differ, and I guess sometimes it gives me hope that there are people out there who genuinely care about how other people feel.

I've also watched films with suicidal content for the insight on methods, and the type of suffering and desperation, for a comparison, to make myself feel better, as my circumstances seem trivial in comparison, so I guess they give me hope that I can have a better life without the need to resort to suicide, films like A Short Stay In Switzerland, very gripping suicide video based on the life of Doctor Turner, it gives me hope that my suffering is nothing in comparison :-)

I love music and there are times when it helps me though a dark phase. When the darkness gets too much though, I tend to rely on utter silence to get me through it. This is simply because the music makes it all worse and drives me to self destructive behaviour. Living in silence is new to me as I could not function without music around me. Lately, just being able to hear nothing is very therapeutic to me.

I'm a huge Depeche Mode fan and "Playing the Angel" is my go to album when everything just sucks. Lately I have been listening to Die Antwoord's "Donker Mag" a lot as well, especially during training. "Alien" and "Darkling" on their latest album also get a lot of playtime lately.

Always music or any movies or tv show I'm need the mod to watch or Good cat nap help me.