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What would you do if your friend is... Being suicidal?
My first asking a question here. So, one of my close friends recently has been showing signs of suicidal thoughts.. or just giving up on life. I've been trying to comfort him and being sympathetic with him (genuinely) but it seems like it isn't working. He's the type of person who like, wants to stay on his "Happy-go-lucky" and "therapist" architype, and also a writer. I'm afraid that his own thoughts would do harm on him someday. I'm asking here because no one but me knows about his situation, and this site feels...very secure(?) with identities..
(Please pardon my English, it's my second language.) ╥﹏╥
I think you should take professional help. This type of depression is very hard to detect and harder to solve just by having conversations. I hope you try to have a talk with him so that he will agree to atleast have one session with a professional atleast. Sometimes just acknowledging having issue helps. Hope he can take that one small first step....... reply
I can somewhat understand what your friend is going through, and although everybody is different- one advice i can give is that if he shows no reaction to being comforted or you being sympathetic and he wants to stay on his happy go lucky, all the attempts to reach out probably won't work.
Hes probably used to keeping to himself and expressing it...... reply
I would start with advice, then the suicide hotline and finally call adult protective services.
Where I am they can take people into mental health facilities involuntarily for 72 hrs if they are reported a suicide risk. reply
Same situation, but i stop being that person friend. Reason why? I'm not capable of being friend with people who has depression. Its just he's always talking and talking about his depression and wanting to die that it started to overwhelmed me because i feel like im not doing the best i can to keep him alive, oh well we became friend for 3 years an...... reply
As a person that has helped partners and friends through similar situations, and is also kinda suicidal, what we need most of the time is help
Ofc professional help would be best, but the person struggling has to want that kind of help
If they refuse, then as a friend you just need to be there for them, reassure them that you'll be by their side, r...... reply
Damn we have the same problem except my friend actually choose to live for now. Comfort and reasons won't work unfortunately, if they set their mind on doing self harm they'll do it. I feel useless on not being able to do anything for my friend since I can't even disagree to the reasons. My advice for you is to just let them know or feel that you a...... reply
