suicidal ideation; suicidal thoughts
Clinical and formal term used in medical, psychological, or counseling contexts. In everyday conversation, people more often say 死にたい気持ち or 自殺念慮.
If you have strong suicidal ideation, please consult a specialist immediately.
Suicidal ideation can be observed in patients with depression.
Also means suicidal ideation, but 自殺念慮 is more direct and common in clinical settings. 希死念慮 is a slightly softer, euphemistic term.
Everyday expression for feeling like wanting to die; less formal and clinical than 希死念慮.
Compound of 希 (hope, wish), 死 (death), 念 (thought, sense), and 慮 (consideration). The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a modern clinical coinage, likely influenced by the English term 'suicidal ideation'.