How do you help someone that consults you about committing suicide?

Get them to promise to call you, or, if you are not available for some reason, one of the suicide hotlines before doing anything irreversible. Many of us, particularly those in the throes of deep depression, consider ending it all: I certainly did, at one time, but I could remember those times when life was very good, and I knew that if I just managed to hang in there, while the dark clouds of depression scudded past, things would get better. And they did!

You can speed up the process by applying the treatments for depression, to be found on page B of this website, and view the main post on depression on the home (index) page. Ask yourself: "How did I feel 5 or 10 years ago? If the urge becomes overwhelming, call an ambulance (or phone 911 in the U.S.A., 999 in the U.K. , or 000 in Australia), or take a taxi or public transport to the nearest public hospital emergency room, or mental health facility.

Don't drive, yourself, unless there is no other alternative, because people thinking about suicide are often unable to give the serious business of driving their full attention, and so, may well become a danger to others, as well as themselves! See a doctor first, as severe, or clinical depression, is often the root cause of thoughts of suicide, and it needs to be established whether there is any physiological cause, such as a thyroid disorder, vitamin/ mineral deficiency, or reaction to medication. It can be important to find a good therapist, but it obviously means that your choice will be limited, if you live in a small, isolated community.

View: getmentalhelp.com & athealth.com & hopeline.com and thoroughly examine http://1-800-therapist.com/index.html Phone: 1800 843 7274 (U.S.A.) HOTLINES: The following hotlines and phone numbers are there to help you: www.suicidepreventionhotline.org & http://suicidehotlines.com/national.html U.S.A. Nat. Phone: (800) 442 HOPE or 1 800 827 7571 http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinte....org/Crisis. Html has phone numbers for almost 50 countries Also: http://teenline.org Phone: (714) NEW-TEEN.

And www.girlsandboystown.org Phone: 1 800 448 3000 and TDD: 800 448 1833 and www.getmentalhelp. Com0 & www.getmentalhelp. Com1 & www.survivorsofsuicide.com Kids help Phone -1 800 668 6868.

Free US calls are via www.getmentalhelp. Com0 A CHATSITE FOR TEENS & YOUNG PEOPLE: www.getmentalhelp. Com1.

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