not quite yet, when they begin giving their stuff away and making final amends, that's when you need to intervene. There is still a chance that the person is attention seeking. Swooping in will only be "bribing with your attention" and will create patterns.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My one friend told me that she took a bunch of pills and then drank herself to sleep, and when I told my mom (who told her mom), the way she acted convinced me she was lying. She just wanted attention. So yeah, sometimes it is just attention-seeking. But at the same time, sometimes people don't know //how// to seek positive attention. It's sad

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I feel like if their problem is that they're seeking attention, they should get some kind of professional attention for taking it that extreme.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I know exactly how I'd do it. It's be a Sunday, because I was born on a Sunday and I wouldn't have to go through the rest of the week. My mom takes prescription pills and I could easily sneak in and take some. I'd make a goodbye video for tumblr and Facebook, then I'd quickly log out so no one could persuade me to stay. At night, I'd down all the pills and lie down in bed. I'm on anon because I don't really want any pity. I'm not suicidal, but I have considered it. Basically, this is my back up plan if things get worse.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If I was suicidal right now, then this is what I'd do: I'd wait until I paid my dad back for everything I owe him (I got in a car wreck last week and owe him close to $1,000 for damages and the ticket I got). I would go visit my mom for the weekend and I would make sure I saw all of my siblings beforehand. I would give away some of the stuff that people need, like my clothes and jewelry etc. Then I would buy all of the perscription drugs that I would need (I tried to kill myself before, but it didn't work because I didn't take enough pills, but the doctors told me how much I needed to kill myself so I'll just take a little more than what they told me). Then I'd write a really long letter explaining why I had to do it and how it wasn't anybody else's fault. And finally I'd take all the pills late at night and hop into the bathtub but leave a note on the door so that whoever finds me won't be surprised to walk in on me dead. But I would never kill myself because my family doesn't deserve to go through that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm the first anon again. There's a Goodwill by my house, so I'd bag up all my clothes and stuff and drop them off there. I could sneak out pretty easily so no one would notice it, and my family donates a lot to that Goodwill, so none of the employees would think it was too weird. There's a few people I'd leave a message or voicemail for, including my parents. I'd let them know how much they mean to me, that this isn't their fault, there was nothing they could do to stop it, and they're the only reason I didn't do it sooner. I didn't write all the details but I have them all figured out. I wouldn't commit suicide either. I don't have the courage and I'm almost positive that my life will get better. I'm a senior in high school and everyone says that things always get better after high school. But if they're wrong, or if something really horrible happens (like someone close to me dies), I might.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They don't need help committing suicide if they already have all that figured out.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They don't necessarily need help, lots and lots of people think about suicide and even plan it out like that but don't actually intend to go through with it. Also, "help" can be very damaging- I know firsthand, i was sent the hospital and a rehab kind of boarding school for cutting and drinking problems, and both of those places just tried to stifle everything I was feeling and I felt so trapped I wanted to commit suicide more than ever before.

by Anonymous 12 years ago