Suicide can you stop it?

Question

Me and my friend were talking last night an interesting subject was brought up
If some one had gun in his mouth and he was going to kill him self he really didn’t have anything to lose no one would miss him.
Can you convince him not to do it if so what would you say?

Answer 1

i think if they were serious about it then you would have no choice they would just do it, if they were wanting to be talked around they would listen to you.

Answer 2

To back up what Nedra E was saying, when I've been suicidal in the past, I've never been "brave" enough (obviously, and depending on which side you're on) to follow through.

For me, it was more of a call for help/a show of how desperately out of control I felt emotionally. I can't think of another way to describe the feeling. I've never raced cars (or crashed/swerved or hit anything with one), but I imagine it's a bit like driving too fast, right at the moment when you crash into something and go swerving. Nothing makes sense, you have *no* idea what's going on or why things are happening the way they are. You're sitting there panicking, and you're desperate for some kind of miracle/some kind of help, any kind of help.

I'm not sure what to equate the thought process for suicide to. Every person's thought process is different. Some people are pissed off and want someone else to pay, some people feel they are a disappointment/hinderence to the other people around them, others just want to stop feeling the pain.

The worst part about suicide, is the thought process *never* makes any sense, whatsoever. I'm the type who feels that I'm a disappointment/hinderence to those around me, despite having no evidence to prove this (although, I have no evidence to the contrary, either).

Sometimes, the simplest things you can do to help a suicidal person is to start pointing out all the good things they've done for other people; all the ways they've helped other people grow.

I used to think about my friends. Who would be there to argue with Kate over who would make Orlando Bloom a better wife? Who would be there to compliment Ana, and try to build up her confidence? Who would be there to give Sara faith in humanity?

It's different for everyone, so your millage may vary.

That being said: If the person is really serious about being suicidal, there's nothing you can do other than to know they aren't in pain anymore. It's *not* your fault if you weren't able to save someone who was serious about committing suicide, and like I said earlier, take comfort knowing they are no longer suffering.

It's never your fault if someone you know or love commits suicide. Like I said earlier, the thought process doesn't make sense. Even if you told that person at least 50 times a day how much you loved and cherished them, they wouldn't believe it while they felt suicidal. The depression would do all it could to convince that person that no one loves or cares about them.

Answer 3

Yes you can stop it, just make him a little emotional by saying that you are wishing to die, but what about the God who send you on this Earth. He did so because everyone has got a purpose in his life, and now when God wants you to fulfill that purpose, you can't run away from it, he has not sent you here so that you on your own may end your life, when the time comes God will call you up by himself. Till then live a happy life as far as possible as life is very short. And tell him that if he commits suicide, he thinks that this the end of his life, no actually this is the starting of life of the soul, as he will land in more trouble, he has to face God and answer him the reason for doing so and surely God will give him to the devils of the hell. Tell him this much and just see the result. Hope this will help you.

Answer 4

First of all, let me state the most important point:

You cannot prevent anyone from committing suicide IF they are TRULY serious in their intentions to commit suicide.

That being said... you CAN stop the person who is simply deeply depressed and suicidal, but not truly serious in their intent. You also can NOT tell the difference, so in dealing with them first hand, you must assume that you have some chance of saving them.

SECONDLY... let me correct your misconceptions:
1) NOONE "doesn't have anything to lose" ... everyone has something to lose... they sometimes lose track of this fact, but it is a fact.

2) NOONE as "no one who would miss him"... Often depressed people ASSUME that noone will missthem and they are GROSSLY mistaken.

Part of saving a suicidal person is helping him/her realize that they DO have value, that they DO have a LOT to lose, and that taking their life WILL HURT A NUMBER of people who WILL GREATLY MISS THEM!

The best person to save a suicidal person in your scenario is someone who knows the person well enough to point those three things out to the person threatening suicide.

You do you best; there is no guarantee of success.
Sadly, suicidal people lose track of the fact that their action will severely harm those who love them. They think they are alone and their action will affect NOONE and they are grossly incorrect.

Answer 5

That sort of behavior you can stop it is mostly for attention than actual trying for a one way ticket off this planet.
When you are really determined to committ suicide you want to be by yourself; not have an audience unless you want to 'get revenge' on someone which is rather stupid since the only thing you really harm is yourself.

Answer 6

"life after suicide" thats a book i found at the book when i was thinking of doing it ..it go's into how the people that care about you will feel after you kill yourself. the world will go on..newspapers will be sold and most of the world will not care that you did that..but the people that love you and care about you will lose a importment person in there life. you get one chance and one only to injoy your life sweety

Answer 7

yeah I think I can convince him ... !

Dude , Chill out ... U can do nothing by death , if u live u can fix ur life and start over ... Death is a gameover ... ! Suffering is not over by ur death , so stay at our world and lets face Ur Suffers together ... I might be able to help u out and sort things for u !

Cheers !

BOOOM ...
Sorry I failed u , I wanted the Gun more than I Wanted to save ur life

Answer 8

what COULD you say?I mean obviously if you are gonna take the time to try and stop them then they may understand that some people DO care- but other than that what can you really do?

Answer 9

i don't think you can stop someone determined to die, but the ones who crs and say they can't take it and they are going to kill themselves are the ones that usually don't.
that's why you can't stop it, the ones who mean it, rarely talk about it first.

Answer 10

hi if there gonna do they will do it there is no talking someone out of it if they dont do it the first time they will just go and do it somewhere else