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Have any of you looked at some of those that have been lost recently to suicide here on DS? This bothers me that tragic tings like this happen. What else can we as friends do here, to be more supportive and compassionate to these so drastic for help. I am not pointing blame at anyone, I am just asking this in a general sense.
Worse of all is the fact that we have had fake suicides reported here (hence people asking for links to some form of proof).
One thing that I think will help is a change to the friend logic where we can identify those few with whom we have strong connections. That way we can reach out more easily when we really need help.
I've got no more room in my worry box for that particular subject, so, while I do feel bad hearing about it, I have stayed away from those threads.
There is not a lot we can do here, as members of DS, if a person is headed that way. We can listen and give love, and if we are close with the person, maybe we might have contact info to send authorities to check on them.
That's about it, really.
Pathetic joke to me.
I think we are here and open ourselves up to others in frienship
But people who are suicidal need alot more help than we can offer at DS. If I see anyone who is terribly depressed and talking about harming themselves I always try and encourage them to go to a hospital
I dont know what more we can do as we dont even really know who many of our friends are
Bless you my friend