What's the best way to deal with a suicidal?
Is it a bad idea to guilt trip them into living, for the sake of their loved ones?
Give them hope (however true or false) for a better future?
Anger them into finding a reason for live?
Loving them enough to see their own worth?
Keep in mind that, and this is told to all psychologists, there is a personal line between they and the patients. There is a point where you've gone too far, and although I can't remember exactly when it is, it might be when they need you to do something outrageous for their life's sake. Anyway, keeping things relatively impersonal, what advice should one give to a suicidal?
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If someone you know is truly "suicidal" then you need to "intervene" on their behalf. Someone who is not experienced in this arena should NEVER try to console a patient of this kind on their own. To do so would be plainly irresponsible.
Someone on the brink of suicide cannot think clearly. They cannot accept hope. They cannot feel whatever it is you want them to feel. They are past this.
Get them professional help immediately! There are hotlines, there are lots of professional people who will intervene on your behalf.
I think that trying anything is a good idea, rather than being impersonal. If they're suicidal, then do as your conscience dictates and intervene and encourage. Take them by the hand and go see a professional about this issue of theirs. No exceptions. It's too heavy a burden to take responsibility for someone else's suicidal tendencies and you should bring in a support network to share the burden. You can be part of that support network if you're close to this person or hand over the responsibility if it's an acquaintance or a coworker.
You do all of the above and hope something works.
Make them realise of the real life situations. Since nobody wants to wait for success they require every things to be done immediately
Honey my Dad committed suicide 45 years ago when I was almost 12. My advice is to please try to talk that person into going to the doctor. I'm almost certain my Dad was depressed, but they knew little about those things back in his days. Suicide is so terrible especially for the survivors. I used to always think Poor Daddy, then I thought Poor Mom. She was left with five little kids to raise alone and had always been a housewife. She then had to find a job to help feed all of us. So as I said before please just try to get them to a doctor. When I think of Daddy I can just picture in my mind him loving all the grand kids if only he'd had a little medicine.
If someone is genuinely suicidal they do not advertise it.
So, tell the person that they are being selfish & not thinking of how much they will be hurting their loved ones.
If they keep going on about it then tell them to go ahead!
Nine times out of ten it is all an attention ploy...
Tell them to stop being so bloody selfish theres so many people in the world that dont have that choice and as a selfless act they could at least donate there organs to someone who wants a chance at life.
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