Date: 5/25/2003 5:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 51285
i'm going thru the exact same thing right now, DA... just go to a *responsible* adult or guidence counselor... do your best is all i can tell you, i havent even figured it all out yet. get better, gg aka pwtc  |
Date: 5/25/2003 8:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 60052
Don't try to be a hero and try to talk them out of it yourself. That's too much of a burden for one person to endure. I agree with Ghosty Gal that you should seek out an adult you can trust, or guidance counselor to help your friends. Suicide is a very touchy situation, and is best left to someone who knows how to handle it. Your friends might be mad at you for a while for telling their secret, but in the long-run, they will thank you for helping to save their lives. Also, if they are doing this for attention, that is no way to try to get attention, and someone needs to talk to them and make them understand that there are other much more positive ways to get attention. -ToDieFor-  |
Date: 5/26/2003 11:00:00 AM
From Authorid: 13886
That's too bad DA! I hope to God you don't lose any of them. I guess you should just let those closest to them know. Maybe even call the proper authorities yourself (not the police, they probably wouldn't do anything unless they were trying to do it in front of you. But you can try them.) Look for mental health places. Call them and tell them about your friends. Tell their parents, beg them if you have to. Try to persuade their folks to have them committed to a hospital for those who are depressed or mentally ill They might not like it but its for their own good. They should be out in a few days to a couple weeks (my sister is manic and mildly schizophrenic, that's how I know). Good luck and I really hope everything works out for you and your friends!   |
Date: 6/1/2003 11:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 62181
when I was 16 I had a girlfriend who was suicidal and I got caught up in her demented web. She would cut herself and draw me pictures with her blood. Before long I too was cutting myself and making suicide plans with her. You need to be there for your friends, but you need to be there for yourself first. My advise is this: take care of you. Your friends problems are not your problems and you are not responsible for their feelings, that's way too much for one person to bear. It's hard I know it's hard TRUST ME I know. But when you take care of yourself everything else seems to work itself out. Good luck, peace.  |
Date: 6/2/2003 4:29:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 60945
thank you 62181! that was the best advice I've heard in a long time!  |
