It could be considered a natural instinct to do this? I once encountered a guy who was thinking of jumping off a bridge and I said a lot of stupid but well mea

It could be considered a natural instinct to do this? I once encountered a guy who was thinking of jumping off a bridge and I said a lot of stupid but well meaning things in an attempt to dissuade him. It got to the point where I realized everything I was saying was just making him more determined to do it. Luckily, I managed to flag down a passing ambulance and the paramedics onboard turned out to be a lot more skilled in the art of persuasion than I was.