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Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by rickyc091 on Friday May 01, 2015 @09:56AM (#9471256)
The issue is that at his age, no one wants to help. It's easy to say go help, but when you're friends are suppose to be a pillar of support, it's rough. Sure, you have family, but you're family will always be there. What you need to be is surrounded by people who care for you.

My brother went missing more than six years ago, presumably committed suicide. Going back through his emails and chat history, he constantly expressed the fact he was depressed and considered suicide. Instead, all his friends turned their backs on him and told him to talk to someone else. What they should have said instead is, how can I help?

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Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by pluma on Friday May 01, 2015 @10:43AM (#9471646)
Friends can't help. They're not qualified to help and they aren't impartial. Seek professional help. If you accidentally cut off a limb, you don't expect your friends to be able to take care of you either -- sure, they can offer first aid, but that's only meant to stabilize you until someone more qualified can take over.

If normal people can't afford professional help, there's something extremely wrong with your healthcare system. Then again, this is the United States we're talking about -- and socialised health care still seems to be a new idea to them.

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