Taradine wrote:
cathylynn wrote:
Raleigh wrote:
How do you cheer up a suicidal person?
lots of listening and offering comfort. if they've got a plan and a way to carry it out , don't leave then alone until they're with help.
yes, also
validation is key.
suicidal people want to feel like there's a valid reason behind their despair. that it's not made up. continued support, sticking around as a friend even after they've weathered the worst helps tremendously, too.
but being there for some people (like me), can be really taxing and i can see why not a lot of people can be up to it, while risking looking selfish or like a jerk
I worry I'll say the wrong thing and make it worse, so I end up saying nothing, which makes it seem like I don't care but I do.
Then I worry and guilt myself into a state.
how to you give validation?
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