Suicidal friend

anonymous · 03-11-2010, 11:27 AM

How to save a friend you suspect might be considering suicide.

wolf · 03-11-2010, 12:06 PM

Any particular reason you're choosing to post this now, and anonymously?

anonymous · 03-11-2010, 03:31 PM

For anyone who's feeling down, it's nice to remember that there's people who care. Lots of people have been down, this past winter. To better days!

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 03:52 PM

Anon is correct, wolfey. The randomness of this thread might be questionable, but it may be helpful to some.

lumberjim · 03-11-2010, 04:26 PM

I suspect that wolf may know who posted it, and is concerned. Assuming it is a regular dwellar, and assuming that the typical 'friend' misdirection, concern would be a logical response.

that said...If anyone is contemplating suicide, i would like to recommend the alternative: Go Hobo.

monster · 03-11-2010, 04:38 PM

Also, wolf is a mental health professional.

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I suspect that wolf may know who posted it, and is concerned. Assuming it is a regular dwellar, and assuming that the typical 'friend' misdirection, concern would be a logical response.

On the other hand, it may be legit, and anonymous might be just be a clever username.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy 2 shoes

that said...If anyone is contemplating suicide, i would like to recommend the alternative: Go Hobo.

And my reccommendation: Just Don't. I like Ozzy's music too, but suicide is never the solution.

limey · 03-11-2010, 05:01 PM

Yes. There are people who care. Please, if you are feeling suicidal, reach out for help. From your friends, your family, a suicide helpline. Please.

DanaC · 03-11-2010, 05:14 PM

@Datalyss: 'Anonymous' is a community use username. Any of us can log onto the anon account and post with it.

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

@Datalyss: 'Anonymous' is a community use username. Any of us can log onto the anon account and post with it.

That doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

DanaC · 03-11-2010, 05:35 PM

Why not?

monster · 03-11-2010, 08:13 PM

We're grown ups here, we don't abuse such things.

Datalyss · 03-11-2010, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

Why not?

Any spammer could sign on as anonymous, and go wild.

monster · 03-11-2010, 09:00 PM

nope, they couldn't.

classicman · 03-11-2010, 09:35 PM

Focus on the real issue, Datalyss. Start your on thread if you wat to discuss why certain things are done the way they are here.

It has been a terribly difficult year for me, thoughts come and go. Some good some bad. Personally I try to think outside myself and about what my loved ones would go through if I did something like that. I talk to them. I keep in touch. I realize how much I am wanted and needed. . . on I go. Sometimes for me sometimes for them. The pendulum swings.

03-11-2010, 11:27 AM	#1
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	Suicidal friend How to save a friend you suspect might be considering suicide.

03-11-2010, 12:06 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Any particular reason you're choosing to post this now, and anonymously? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-11-2010, 04:26 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I suspect that wolf may know who posted it, and is concerned. Assuming it is a regular dwellar, and assuming that the typical 'friend' misdirection, concern would be a logical response. that said...If anyone is contemplating suicide, i would like to recommend the alternative: Go Hobo. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-11-2010, 04:38 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Also, wolf is a mental health professional. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-11-2010, 05:01 PM	#8
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Yes. There are people who care. Please, if you are feeling suicidal, reach out for help. From your friends, your family, a suicide helpline. Please. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-11-2010, 03:31 PM	#3
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	For anyone who's feeling down, it's nice to remember that there's people who care. Lots of people have been down, this past winter. To better days!

03-11-2010, 03:52 PM	#4
Datalyss Huh? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gallman, MS, USA Posts: 384	Anon is correct, wolfey. The randomness of this thread might be questionable, but it may be helpful to some.

03-11-2010, 08:13 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We're grown ups here, we don't abuse such things. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-11-2010, 09:00 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	nope, they couldn't. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-11-2010, 09:35 PM	#15
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Focus on the real issue, Datalyss. Start your on thread if you wat to discuss why certain things are done the way they are here. It has been a terribly difficult year for me, thoughts come and go. Some good some bad. Personally I try to think outside myself and about what my loved ones would go through if I did something like that. I talk to them. I keep in touch. I realize how much I am wanted and needed. . . on I go. Sometimes for me sometimes for them. The pendulum swings. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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