[cheerydumdum]

issue resolved. thanks guys. :] the advice was really helpful.

[HtyPotter]

just let her know a lot of people are gonna be really pissed at her if she goes through with it. The people closest to her won't forgive her for that selfishness.

[cheerydumdum]

the problem is that im one of his only friends left. and i dont know how many there are, but theres definitely not many. and he doesnt care right now.

[dolly mi dolly]

just be there for him..
i dont think you should go telling him its wrong or its selfish ... it would only make things worse imo

[rainie*]

ask him to imagine a world without him.
maybe that might convince him. [it convinced my ex, before we were dating. =/]
hope everything works out. ]:

[jN x3 sK]

just comfort that person as best as you can, maybe let them know how important they are to people in his/her life. Suicide won't change anything except the many people who will miss that person

[eximius]

There's a huuuuge possibility that they're playing 'suicidal' for attention.
If he's threatening to do it, then why hasn't he done so already? What's stopping him?

[purple turtlE]

Call 911 if its serious and explain to them that he/she is suicidal but you cannot reach him/her. They will talk to them and/or take them to the hospital.

And do your best to comfort your friend and say theres always something better. Okay??? Just do it. Talk to them and convince them there are other ways to go besides suicide. I hope your friend is okay. =\ =\

There's a huuuuge possibility that they're playing 'suicidal' for attention.
If he's threatening to do it, then why hasn't he done so already? What's stopping him?

^ That's possible but sometimes they're really thinking about suicide and are looking for something that would convince them otherwise. The last thing to hold on to, you know?

Try to find out if they really want to kill themselves or if its just for attention before you call 911 =\

[xLionHeartx]

I see people who say they are going to suicide as seeking attention like the others said, when you really want to kill yourself you'll just do it.

[~koe*no*sainou~]

tell him to go ahead and do it...people who announce their suicide usually don't really wanna go thru with it anyway...so he'll probably chicken out. sorry to be mean but honestly, i hate these kinds of people ;

[rachilde]

If you think it's serious and there is an immediate danger, call local authorities. Otherwise, talk to his or her parents about getting some professional help. And, to the people who are recommending the original poster ignore the situation: I hope none of you do what you're suggesting and end up losing someone because of it. Honestly, I wouldn't take risks with a human life and I wouldn't allow a close friend of mine contemplate suicide without trying to get her all the psychiatric help I can. People who threaten to commit suicide without intention of actually doing so frequently suffer from psychological disorders like borderline personality disorder, which is in itself a very serious disorder that can dissolve interpersonal relationships and cause one to act and think irrationally in addition to have memory blackouts.

Posters who have said people who threaten to commit suicide for attention assume people plan to do so rationally; in actuality, some of these people can't help it and don't plan it because they have a legitimate disorder. In that case, I wouldn't abandon a friend who really needs the help.

[duykato]

Eh it's ok.. our world is over populated anyways.. just give him a box of tissues and a gun and tell him to either get over it or shoot himself and stop wasting your time.

Print out a contract and make him sign it.. saying that his life is now yours since he doesn't want it.. and make him do slave labor for you for the rest of his life.. Hell.. just sit on a beach chair and have him bring you lemonade and to make sure the cherry stem is facing the right way.. away from the straw.

[cheerydumdum]

thanks guys. i ended up getting him to calm down and believe that i'd be there for him and need him even though his life is super rough right now. i think what was stopping him was me because we went out for more than a year and broke up less than a month ago, and i really don't think he's over it yet. he thinks of me as a best friend and probably would never want to hurt me. thanks rachilde. i think that i shouldn't be ignoring my friend either because it's not worth the risk cuz once they're gone, they're gone and i'll be stuck here knowing that i didn't help at all and was an a-hole to them before they died. anyways, this thread can be closed!