Caution: Suicidal Question

[JimmyDFG]

As one who has made a few attempts in the past (my depression is much better now than it was eight years ago) I can say that you can be either out of your mind (less culpable) or fully aware of the sinfulness of your action when attempting suicide. I believe what the Church teaches, that one is not automatically condemned for the act of suicide. The Church has never proclaimed anyone condemned to Hell.

If the OP knows of someone who has committed suicide please remember that we are called to pray for the souls of the dead. Do not abandon your prayers because of a lack of hope in the salvation of the deceased, no matter what the cause of their death.

If the OP or any other poster to this thread is having suicidal thoughts I urge them to seek counseling and the help of a psychiatrist. There are talk therapies, medications, and procedures that can help. Try to be patient, though, with the process. Sometimes the first medication you try doesn’t work well or the beginning of talk therapy doesn’t go very smoothly. Seek also, in addition to the help of psychiatirc services, the advice and councel of a competent spiritual advisor - a priest or deacon in your parish perhaps. For me, the mix of secular and spiritual assistance is the key to my recovery.

Be at peace.

Thank you for your comment. It made me smile!!
I’ve lost my brother to suicide 10 years ago. Its not an easy thing to go through … I hope and pray people think before twice. Seek Jesus and you’ll be given life

 

[CRATUS]

Thank you for your comment. It made me smile!!
I’ve lost my brother to suicide 10 years ago. Its not an easy thing to go through … I hope and pray people think before twice. Seek Jesus and you’ll be given life

I am sorry about that.

 

[JimmyDFG]

I am sorry about that.

Thank you.

 

[CRATUS]

What to do about a best friend who wants to commit suicide? She is a natural attention-seeker. It sucks that she lets the littlest things fester for so long. I wonder if that is simply depression. She confessed she would never actually commit suicide because she fears the risks. There is no turning back with suicide. I do not know how to help. She can a drama queen. It is difficult to take her seriously. She has had two real suicide attempts. A knife to the chest. Overdose on OTC drugs.

 

[Trident_H]

What to do about a best friend who wants to commit suicide? She is a natural attention-seeker. It sucks that she lets the littlest things fester for so long. I wonder if that is simply depression. She confessed she would never actually commit suicide because she fears the risks. There is no turning back with suicide. I do not know how to help. She can a drama queen. It is difficult to take her seriously. She has had two real suicide attempts. A knife to the chest. Overdose on OTC drugs.

Sounds like your pal just needs more attention in general. Sounds like she’s just not getting that dose at home. So she takes to the stage. And makes a scene. Some do that. Can be a lot of causes. Can get into high gear when other pressures weigh in. Just bad manners in a way. But I guess it can really just be a cry of anguish. A statement of how unhappy life’s making her. So she needs consoling in that. Needs a bit of upkeep to get her centered again.

So what to do about her? Give her positive attention when you can. I mean don’t just jump up and down when she makes these dramatic plays. But give her more regular check-ins when she’s not doing that. And make sure you’re there for her when she needs you. Just try not to let any of it go overboard. I mean she needs to be retrained a bit. She needs to be steered into knowing that you’re there for her on her good days. And bad. But she needs to learn the better way to reach out is to not be so far to one side.

I don’t know CRATUS. It’s a tough situation. And it needs a bit of balance. And a bit of upkeep. But sometimes that’s all it takes for a while. Until a person gets back on their feet a bit.

Peace CRATUS.

Your pal,

Trident