what do you do when someone you care about deeply tries to kill themselves...you would say tell an adult, because you care and you dont want to lose a good friend, but when you tell an adult and they confront your friend then they get mad at you and you lose your friend anyways cause she hates your guts for telling on her...so it makes you think what to do now? you have to know some one well enough to actually know if they are going to actually try and kill themselves or they are just saying that. help a friend by your self then if you dont succeed and you know they are really going to try then tell someone about it..
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MyDreamWorld
16:54 Apr 28 2010
See, in the Army, it's a lot easier because if you tell someone a battle buddy is going to kill themselves, they get help right away and that buddy is put on watch.
Civilians don't have such things because you would have to pay for it and it costs too much for any one person.
Either that or the person you tell doesn't think the kid is actually going to do it, thereby actually causing the death of the child because they were neglegent.
You did the right thing by telling. 9 times out of 10, the person wanting to commit suicide doesn't actually want to die, they just want the pain to stop.
You know what behaviors are normal for this person and what aren't. Keep an eye on her. Even if she says she hates your guts now, she really doesn't. She's just angry that the pain hasn't gone away.
What she needs is counseling and not that crap from hack school counselors. She needs a real counselor. But, like I said, it's expensive. So just be there for her.
Message me if you need help. I'm always here.
Sinora
18:04 Apr 28 2010
Life is all about rist taking. Are you willing to take the risk that your friend is not serious ? Better to lose a friendship and the friend still be alive I think.
dabbler
18:07 Apr 28 2010
Such a test of a friendship.
Testing bounderies, and putting you on the spot.
Makes me wonder on how a person expects a friend to respond.