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comment by ooli

    Myth: Talking about suicide may give someone the idea.

    Fact: You don’t give a suicidal person morbid ideas by talking about suicide. The opposite is true—bringing up the subject of suicide and discussing it openly is one of the most helpful things you can do.

    Source: SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

This is the most counter intuitive stuff I read about suicide prevention. So I wanted to share

You HAVE to use the word "suicide" .. "are you thinking about suicide?".. instead of belittling their pain with "you dont think about doing something silly?"





user-inactivated  ·  1650 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think it's possible when you consider the notion of copycat suicides. Still, it's always better to keep talking. When you're suicidal, you think it's never going to change. But in reality life always changes. I can't even remember what drove me to the brink in the past.