friends help: What do you say to a person that keeps threating suicide but wont listen to anything you say?

_Dragonfly_

What do you say to a person that keeps threating suicide but wont listen to anything you say?

? My best friend has done this multiple times before and usually i can talk her out of it and shes ok. But lately it seems its been getting progressively worse with every time she calls or text me. I just dont know what to do or say anymore. Theres only so much i can say before i start sounding like a broken psychobabble record ya know?
Today she really scared me and it just made me mad this time. I didnt let her know that but im pretty sure she knows now. I feel bad for being mad but really its like- shes doing it for attention or something. i DO feel bad for her but i think that shes starting to become a helpless individual that only drives off of attention. Her parents dont see. Dont care. I just….dont know what to do anymore. She needs help

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San Francisco, CA, US | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (0 minutes after post)

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Ergg! 0 #
Hinsdale, IL, US | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (4 minutes after post)

wow.. This can be tough.

Usually people that do these things for attention refuse help, but suicide threats cant be taken as a joke, even if they are. Every life is valuable.

Do her parents know about it? Maybe you can talk to them… if they will listen.

I dont know about specific laws, but I know in some places, all it takes is a phone call to the cops and they will haul the person off to a mental health facility. I dont know the regulations on that tho.. and like the help bot posted, there is always the suicide hotline. Your friend could call them, or you could even call them and see if thay have any advice. They are professionals and deal with all types of these situations.

Let us know how it goes!! Good Luck!

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ÑÌnJÅ_ 6 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (8 minutes after post)

you could try getting her to go to the local hospital to get help and if that does not work then do what ergg! said above call the cops, it could be her only hope.

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_Dragonfly_ 0 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

Her parents have to see. but i dont know. and i tried to call them today actually..they wouldnt talk to me. Actually told me i had the wrong number.They didnt stick around long enough for me to tell them that i wasnt looking for her-i was looking to talk to them about her.

and yea. i considered calling the cops. I know that they only need one phone call. But they also need an address and shes not in there system (like-her address) because she lives with relatives. and i dnt know where it is or what her relatives names are. just her parents. ive never really paid much attention to the names of her other relatives. so really-id have nothing to say to the cops

Ergg! 0 #
Hinsdale, IL, US | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (13 minutes after post)

well if it is your best friend, I would assume you would know where she lives.

If you go to school, you can always try a school counselor. They will talk to her, and they have all of the info they need.

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An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (16 minutes after post)

It is my best friend but she just moved cuz she got evicted. SO i dont know where she lives yet. i havent been there. and yes, i go to school. but she doesnt. she droped out

Ergg! 0 #
Hinsdale, IL, US | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (17 minutes after post)

I’d press the issue with the parents then. Thats the only thing I can think of.

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An Unknown Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (17 minutes after post)

Talk to her parents. Don’t try to handle depression by yourself. She needs therapy and only a trained professional can help her.

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An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (19 minutes after post)

thanx guys

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