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As a person who lives in the US, this isn't something that I would generally think of if I were considering whether to tell someone that I was planning suicide.
by astine 8y ago
As a person who lives in the US, this isn't something that I would generally think of if I were considering whether to tell someone that I was planning suicide. Reading your account however, maybe it's something I should be worried about.
- tylersmith 8y agoTelling anybody associated with the government that you're thinking about suicide instantly triggers a type of panic. I think it's very similar to the situation with drug overdoses, where calling for help can often get you into additional trouble. It's very likely, IMO, that there are people who have suicidal ideation but won't talk about it because they don't want to get committed, or worse. Then they don't get any help or advice and feel even more alone and do something that may have been preventable if they'd not been too scared about the consequences of openly talking about it.
- the-pigeon 8y agoThere's a lot of issues with this in the US. When I was a kid my oldest brother enrolled in some free counseling from a church. They had him fill out why he was going to counseling so he honestly wrote down that he had been having suicidal thoughts. So this church freaked out and sent a pastor and someone else over to force him to promise not to kill himself. Which as you can imagine was horrible and completely broke his trust in the system. Also taught me to never ever be honest with people about serious things like suicide unless you've already know how they will react or you think you are a real danger to yourself. Suicidal thoughts from time to time are fine. The issue is when you start to have real intent to carry them out. That's when you need help.