Would someone who really is NOT serious about suicide even THINK of this?

Question

To hire someone to give self lethal injection to commit suicide.

Has anyone ever heard of this or thought of this?

A friend of mine who seems quite depressed but also has an offbeat sense of humor has said this before ... that he'd like to pay someone to give him a lethal injection because he was too afraid to kill himself and wants to go peacefully.

He then says, I don't really mean it.... but he has a tendency to "joke around" about it more frequently when he's depressed.

Should I be concerned?

Answer 1

Is that possible??to pay someone to give you lethal injection?

Answer 2

The question is basically, "My friend is this way and said this. I think he's suicidal, is it crazy to make that jump?" Nope, it's not... that's definitely an assumption I'd have make as well. So being that he's suicidal, I'd try to get the guy some help. Suggest that he speak to a school councelor (if you'll are still in school. It's how I think because I am, so don't take it any way other than that), or another friend of the two of you who you know would be good with such a thing. The problem may just be that when he's in those moods, he's not capable of reflecting on what's good about his current situation... like tunnel vision.

Answer 3

Well your friend might be lying about him joking but i don't know him so I would not know is he is joking or not. But some people has thought about suicide but are afraid to do it themselves because they are afraid of the pain just like your friend, him saying that he would pay someone to kill him by lethal injection would most likely mean that he would not do it because when a person is suicidal he/she would not tell anyone to kill them, instead they would do it on there own like sleeping in a car that has its engine running while its still in the garage.

I'm not saying you shouldn't be concern, you should still watch out for your friend and help him get through his depression. People who are depressed are silently screaming for someone to help them.

Answer 4

I knew someone who just joked about it also and it scared me so I called the suicide hotline - it should be listed either on the front page (around there) or the back cover of a phone book. They are very helpful. Depression is a serious thing. Talk of suicide should never be taken lightly. If they have a plan for suicide that is when IMMEDIATE outside intervention is a must! Call the suicide hotline number and talk to them - they will be able to give you better advice and guidance than me. Good luck.

Answer 5

should you be concerned? i am! I think at this time he,s trying his best to convey how hop less he feels without really coming out and saying it,this sounds corny but its his form of a cry for help.if intervention doesn't come he,ll stop talking and just do it. I had a Friend suffering from depression. she talked about death all the time and was such a bummer to be around that most Friends and family started to avoid her. then she stopped all the death talk and seemed up beat and even happy.the last time i saw her she was funny and happy seeming, we had a good day together. that night she took an overdose and died.her note said shed been in severe emotional pain for years and couldn't make anyone understand.YES suicide is stupid and selfish , but i wish i had understood better that she needed help and didn't know how to ask. i failed her.

Answer 6

Yes and I feel for you. whoever the suicider is I wonder if they know how lucky they are to have a friend like you?
Now as per the difficulty of operating thru words as we must I can only speculate but if I said that to someone and they came back with ok I will take care of it for ya asap you wont even see it comming, I bet I would change my statement, Are ya shure this person is'nt just wanting attention? Think about this, if a person realy wants to do something do they talk about it over an over or do they just do it? If someone wants to die all they have to do is make a plastic tent and light a candel, thats it done deal.

Answer 7

Well, some people really do just have weird thoughts like that without really wanting to kill themselves, but if your friend is depressed, you should definitely talk to him about it and/or get him some help, and sooner rather than later.

There are some excellent resources online for people with depressed/suicidal friends, so definitely go check those out. Here's one to get you started:

http://www.save.org/

Seriously, coming from somebody who DIDN'T tell anybody about a suicidal friend (luckily she decided to get help anyway...), the guilt of not doing anything - even if everything turns out ok - is not fun to deal with.

Answer 8

I had a friend who was depressed and wanted to commit suicied and even told me he purchased cionide off the internet. Wether or not it was true, I took him seriously. Confront him and tell him that if in case he wasn't joking, he needs to get help about his depression. You should only have the concern to help him and guide him, but do not become his therapist. In the end all those decisions are up him.

Answer 9

I think that you should be concerned. The majority of people who actually do commit suicide or make a suicide attempt talk about it before going through with it.That your friend is talking about wanting to die isn't a good sign

Answer 10

Its possible, I make jokes like that all them time, and mean nothing of it. Sometimes I have a bad day and say things like
"god somebody kill me please!", or "I'm going to go hang myself now", but I would never actually want it to happen.

However, if you aren't sure exactly to be worried or not, then you should be worried. Something inside of you is telling you to worry. Don't avoid your instincts. You always know what is right. Tell him how you feel, see what he says. Just be there for them.

Answer 11

It sounds as if your friend is seeking attention. He probably does not want to kill himself, he just wants the attention he will get from everyone doing "suicide Watch" . Your friend really needs help he needs to see someone professionally to get to the root of his problem.