you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]lefterfield 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Some people who threaten suicide are only using it to get their own way, but definitely true that some people who threaten it also act on it. What we need to tell friends/family/acquaintances is to not accept personal responsibility either way. It is not our job to keep someone else from killing themselves. If they threaten suicide, call a hotline, call an ambulance to have them hospitalized, call someone else qualified to handle it. It's fucked up to try and make someone else feel guilty for your suicidal thoughts, and the first clear sign that you need to distance from that relationship.