He attempted suicide...

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My boyfriend tried to kill himself... His family is angry at him for it and refuses to speak to him now. I'm the only person in his life that really talks to him.

He told me he did it because he feels left out in this world and is always misunderstood. Recently he tried to have sex with me, I refused because I was not ready... I also said I was not sure if I am ready to move in with him when he told me he wanted to. After that, he became distant and attempted suicide later. Is this my fault? What should I do now? He's seeing a therapist and he has aspergers syndrome...

It's not your fault. He is depressed. It's an illness. Encourage him to follow through with recommended treatments.
Not much you can do about his parents. But if they're not supportive, he should probably stay away from them.

When i get depressed sex is not even on my mind at all just thoughts on why I continue to exist in this world.

I understand him. Misundersanding from people around, feeling out of this world, unability to find place here for yourself. I actually feel the same but when I'll commit suicide soon it'll be successful and not just trying. And my family will also feel just anger with no other feelings, they hate me.

Your boyfriend now need you more then ever. Most people who once commited suicide continue their attempts - and this is because nothing is gone better in their lives and instead it bacame worser due to angriness of family and label of a madman from society.

Now you are his society. Only you can show him that there is some meaning of life, there is love and place for him. One day he'll possibly be able to live himself, to be happy with what made him happy before - but it would take time, maybe years.

Or - you can just leave him. That's your life and yourchoise anyway.

That really sucks and is absolutely not your fault.

It's most definitely not your fault. He needs therapy to help him get through the depression but he also needs you to support him, now more than ever, especially since his family is not supporting him.

Not your fault at all.

The biggest factor there could be the fact that his own family wont speak to him. What the F???? Big red flags there on his emotional issues (stemming from childhood for sure).

Best you can do is be with him. He may try to get you to agree to live with him, etc as a 'this would make everything better for me' so be prepared for that. You living with him won't change his depression...it may lift it for a few months but it will come back and then you'll have to deal with a shitstorm in a teacup where you'll blame yourself for everything. I can only suggest you let him know you're not ready to move in with him and give him a good, logical reason. 'I don't feel im ready for it' is not a logical reason, he will interpret that as you not really loving him or something of the sort. Things like you wanting to finish your college first or that you want to live independent for a while would be reasons he might grasp easier and not take it emotionally.

No, it's not your fault.

Thoughts dictate feelings, feelings dictate actions. You cannot control what he thinks, feels, or does.

Sounds like he has a lot of learning to do. I'd suggest he reads the book "Feeling Good," by Dr. David Burns. It's Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in book/self administered written form. He'll learn a lot about his own thoughts and how to change his perspective on them for the better.

Cognitive therapy can only go so far. If he's depressed enough to have attempted suicide, he should consider medication.

This book has been clinically proven to be at least as effective at treating depression as pharmaceutical antidepressants.

I learned a lot by reading it. But one thing it helped me learn was that it wasn't working to correct my depression as it should have. It helped by showing me that over time, my depression was getting worse - not better - and it eventually led me to the biochemical cause (salicylate acid sensitivity) & I learned how to detox the acids from my body which led to nearly completely lifting the worst depression of my life (including passive suicidal thoughts) that had lasted 5+ months in a matter of about 5 days.

Nonetheless, I still recommend reading this book for all one can learn from it. And sure, consider medication if it's right for you and recommended by your doctor.

I'd have to research that before I take your word for it, but I can tell you that in my case it wasn't. I fought depression with only CBT strategies and it wasn't enough. Today I use a combination of medicines and CBT.

Why would it be your fault? He's not entitled to get what he wants from you.

I would absolutely recommend to stay by his side and help him with his struggles, but if he can't respect your boundaries then you're better off moving on.

It's absolutely, positively not your fault that your BF tried to kill himself. Declining to have sex with him (as is your right!) did not "make" or "contribute" to his attempt to take his own life. It. Is. Not. Your. Fault. At. All.

He's sick, depression is an illness & he clearly needs help. If he tells you he wants to kill himself again, consider 1) informing his family (on the chance that they do care about him & will want to ensure he gets the help he needs), 2) informing his therapist & 3) calling 911 if he's in your presence & actively a danger to himself or others (which will likely result in a 72 hr mental health hold).