All so true, nearly 20 years experience has taught me to take every cry as genuine as it could be the last cry for help we ever hear. I am not permitted to call emergency services without permission, everyone has to make the choice to live or die. I have found that many people do something they regret and get scared, they don't know what to do, it's then our counselling and help lets them know that they can phone an ambulance or we can do that for them.
Even tho' I am not active on the suicidal phone lines at the moment, I still get some people contact me online. We never know other people's pain, we can't assume anything, ever.
I am so thankfull that in the UK the Samaritans are trusted by those in despair.
Any Brit. who needs to talk anything through with people who really do care, please phone them. (some of them are mad like me)

As someone who has posted suicidal post I can confirm that they are a cry for help from me anyway but that isnt to say that I wasnt going to go through with it.

Better to cry out then succeed.

Very true Sleepy.

There is no way to know someones' true intention, including the person who makes a suicidal post. Even if they start out crying out for attention (which, when that happens, is fed by severe suicidal thoughts, by the way, unless it is a hoax, which is completely different.)they may be on their way down to crisis mode. There is no way to tell how far down someone's depression is going to go, until and unless it happens.

There is a need for the attention being asked for.

And maybe it is to help keep them from deteriorating and getting worse and more suicidal.

I have helped several suicidal people on here to date. Some have been hoaxes. And they were good at it. But even that is good drill training for the real thing. And I wouldn't be a bit suprised if even at least some of those hoaxes have a shred of truth in them.

take it from sum1 who nos if ma mate didn't find me last year i wudn't b ere now wud i

Well from personal experience, Itook the pills and with alcohol and went to sleep. I woke up though throwing up and going blind, my god it was painful, I thought I was gonna throw up my stomach and was falling all over the place, my cats were scattering around me and I could not see I was terrified. I could barely see and was able to find 911 I did call the ambulance myself, the pain was excruciating (and I know I just spelled that wrong) I won't do that ever again. I was in the hospital for 7 days. two in ICU and the rest in the inpatient program. Hurt like hell no marilyn monroe. I called 911 myself. I guess I was a woosey pussy but I'm here.

Yes it is important to take these posts seriously but I find repeated posters who say the same thing nigh on everyday do begin to wear thin.
These posters should be made to realise the cost of crying wolf.

I see it's alot of the same people crying for attention. hell if i were going to do it. i sure the hell wouldn't come on here and whine about it.

well not really in the mood to agree or disagree, but i'm gonna say thnx to anyone who replied to my post yesterday. i'm greatful that i didnt do it cus i found out one of my good friends is moving back. so thnx:)

Some times life just get's so bad, and you are so depressed that that seems like the only solution, so yes some times it is a cry for help, usually the people who don't ask for help and don't say anything about suicide are the ones who actually commit suicide.

jloz 39 have you ever made an attempt to take your life??

this site did keep me frpm doing, so if they post talk to them

Yes, sometimes it does occur, that is why we have to take each one seriously. Thanks for posting.

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if i wanted 2 top myself i wouldn't come on here & tell u guys i would just do it. I think that is there way ov crying for help.