What to do after someone you love tried to commit suicide?
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My girlfriend tried to commit suicide in March - on her birthday. She suffers from major depression. I can imagine how you feel. It is extremely draining. I am honestly surprised that the hospital let him go home, and did not have him on a psych. hold. My girlfriend was asked to voluntarily commit herself, otherwise they would have sought a court order. Maybe because she has a 15 year old son.
I sought help for myself. My psychologist told me that an act of attempted suicide is not strictly an intrapersonal act, but very much an interpersonal act, particularly if the attempt is made in front of you, which in my case it was. Did he cut himself in front of you?
You both are in crisis mode at the moment. I would seek help through a local mental health clinic, if you don't have insurance. You need to do this for him, but just as importantly, for yourself. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but it is a fact that someone who has attempted suicide, is at high risk of attempting it again. He won't want to talk about it. He needs to, but at his own pace. What about you? Don't minimize your feelings and emotions in this situation.
Please seek help. Ask the mental health professionals at your local community clinic how to go about getting him admitted to a psychiatric ward. Medicaid can be applied for, but don't let a lack of insurance be an obstacle. Lastly, don't forget about contacting a suicide prevention hotline for assistance. They are in the phone book, and will probably be the best ones to assist you in a crisis moment.
I wish you the best of luck, and Godspeed to you both.
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i would try to get help for him asap, and be aware of what he's doing because it can happen again. Good Luck
you get him a therapist and give him your love and support.
tell him how much u love him. if this doesn't move him and stop him, this shows two things. u're not that important to him (sry i know that's harsh) and that he NEEDS HELP. contact authorities and put him on suicide watch
good luck
He needs help - try talking him into seeing a therapist or those free support groups. I would rather lose some money paying for a therapist than to have a dead boyfriend.
Either he does this to force love (or something else) out of you either he doesn't really love you to bear the world just to be with you...
Support him...show him you care at best you can. Seek Psych help. It's odd the hospital let him go with out a psych consult. Maybe he needs meds..
Tread softly with alot of love, smile.
He should be in suicide watch. If I were you, I will stay with him until he is cured. Meanwhile, get help from your local agent or social service. This is a matter of life and death.
If it is a finanical problem (couldn't find a job?), you should try to support him and find one together with him. If it is about some issues, you should talk and find out what it is from him
There should be counselors available at little or no cost.
Contact your local Mental Health clinic.
Good luck.
Contact your local Suicide Hotline (number in the phone book) and ask them for assistance. They will give you the information you need to help your boyfriend. I am surprised they didn't do a mental health evaluation at the hospital. If he states to you he wants to commit suicide again, get him to the nearest Emergency Room for a mental health evaluation. By law, they HAVE to take him and evaluate him.
you should not put up with that. the fact that he trie shows that he has no concern for you at all. so you might want to concider leaving him. either way he will probably try again and after so many attempts they will get it right. so either way you will be without him. but try to get him help. any way you can.
Seek help immediately! I lost my son this way, it was terrible!!
Call suicide prevention, your priest, talk to his parents! NOW!!
knock him out with a frying pan and lock him up in a safehouse..
show him this question. tell him that his choices will affect you as strongly as they will affect him...
tell him to think outside of himself and look around at the people who love him and ask him if he has stopped caring even about them...
i would get together people who care about him and try an intervention...
if he has tried and failed and vows to try again...it is time to take a drastic step.
i'm so very sorry you are going through this... i only wish the best for both of you.
i know what u feel coz i've been through this before with my mama...
sad part is..i have no solution..
If this is what he really wants, nothing will stop him. You will need help if he succeeds. It won't be your fault, don't ever think that! People who commit suicide are usually selfish, otherwise they wouldn't put loved ones through this sort of thing. Get yourself some help, he's on his own. God Bless you.
i felt sorry for you.. b strong.. for yourself n him. the question is, why does he want to suicide? does something troubling him? find out if he has any troubles. try to help him handling his problems. if that doesn't work, ask him if he loves u. if he says he does, tell him how much u love him also n u don't want to lose him.. good luck..
do you know a friend who is a Christian? or someone who is God fearing...if you do, open your heart and mind and let your boyfriend discover GoD...as for you, pray hard, earnestly, and both of you deepen your relationship with our Only Saviour, Jesus Christ..I hope this would help you..God bless
Jeremiah 33:3 "call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
Hebrews 13:5 "never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
Psalm 50:15 "call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will honor Me."
Jeremiah 29:13 "you will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart."
Psalm 27:5 "for in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in His dwelling. He will hide me in the shelter of His tabernacle and set me high upon a rock."
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