U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins Saturday

Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by mlsu on Saturday July 16, 2022 @06:38PM (#32122608)

> Third, if everything seems bleak, get wasted. Probably things will seem less urgent in the morning.

Please do not do this. Suicide and being drunk are very correlated. If you have a firearm in the house, or even if not, this is the single worst thing you can do for your own survival.

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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by throwaway988 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @06:54PM (#32122697)

Look, if your two options are get drunk or kill yourself right now, in my opinion, do the former. This worked out for me--YMMV.

Also, put your engineer hat on. You _absolutely_ do not want to kill yourself with a firearm. Yeah, it usually works. But if it doesn't, you will learn what true misery is.

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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by bigyikes on Saturday July 16, 2022 @06:48PM (#32122663)

Better idea: get stoned. You’re less likely to engage in reckless activities on cannabis compared to alcohol.

At least, that’s been my experience in this situation.

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