have a close friend name shawn and he is suicidal. We were in bio. and he began to cry and he took a pencil and started to try to cut himself in the wrist with it. Lorie,jesse,and steven tried to stop him but they couldnt. I was sitting next to shawn and steven told me to help take away the pencil but i didnt. I felt like i didnt want to be there and that i wanted it to be over i didnt want to be there looking at him doing that i didnt do anything and i kinda began to cry as soon as the bell rang i left class in a hurry. Everybody would say that a true friend would of tried to stop him but i didnt! Y not? im 15 today in class he was doing it again but i didnt know he was trembling and some people found out and others he told. Those people told him not to do it again or else! Y didnt i stop shawn. I was scared,mad and sad. I didnt want to watch him do that to himself help advice please......
2007-11-28 11:35:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
the teacher was at her desk grading some work. Our table always messes around so she probably thought nothing of it!
2007-11-28 12:05:52 · update #1
You need to talk to an adult who can help him! There are a lot of different things that could affecting your friend and making him feel helpless and desperate, and these are not problems that you can or should have to deal with. You need to talk to your teacher or guidance counselor and be sure that your friend gets the help he needs. Telling him to stop his behavior, as much as your heart is in the right place, is not going to help him. He does need the support and love of his friends, but most importantly, he needs professional help! Be sure to talk to someone, because you could save a life!
2007-11-28 11:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by alyandbud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a part of your fright or flight reaction to this situation. I think you just reacted how you think was the best way to react, due to having never gone through a situation like this with your friend. And that's what your friend saw that you were afraid and seemed like you didn't care about his situation. I think you need to confront him soon and let him know how you really felt about what he did and how you didn't want to deal with that situation. If it were me, I would listen to what he has to say and let him vent out on what is causing these suicidal feelings. Hope everything turns out okay for you and your friend.
2007-11-28 11:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by butterfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he put you in a scary position, and you froze.
That's why they say that suicide is a something that's selfish, because it makes everyone who cares for the person be in an uncomfortable position. You didn't know what to do, and you were scared. That's exactly how I would have reacted too.
There was nothing you did wrong. I feel bad for you :(
Of course I also hope your friend gets help. But it was mean what he did to you.
2007-11-28 11:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the militia wont positioned a gun in the arms of somebody that's mentally risky. no longer asserting you're yet from what you suggested and in the event that they discover out, possibilities are not any. I dont think of you recognize, your "approach" will reason the army to assert, are we actually going to place a gun and believe him with that's he pointed it at him self? they haven't any way of understanding what you rather needed. It grow to be a undesirable approach, it tells the army that your way of fixing issues is pointing a gun at somebody or your self. a superb approach could have been to speak out your issues and get help. that would coach the army which you have self assurance and capability and additionally you may cope with your issues nicely. Pointing a gun at you self to tell somebody you're unhappy grow to be stupid, you will possibly desire to have in basic terms suggested im unhappy and want help and that how the militia sees it.
2016-10-18 07:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're actions were totally understandable. That is a very situation that you witnessed.
Please tell someone. Preferably an adult because I'm afraid that if your friend continues this behavior then he may eventually seriously hurt himself and that would be very traumatic for not only him but you as well.
A friend would tell someone. It may save his life.
2007-11-28 12:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by Freckles... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes people dont know what to do and thats all right too. You were in shock of the situation it more than likely happened real fast I would like to know where was the teacher?
2007-11-28 11:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Listen to Mark D.
He is a professional at this stuff.
2007-11-28 11:49:03 · answer #7 · answered by Tom D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry about your friend. I would talk to an adult about your friend. You are just a kid and this is to much for you and your friends to handle. Take care.
2007-11-28 11:48:14 · answer #8 · answered by Rowan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him that a pencil won't do the trick
2007-11-28 11:44:25 · answer #9 · answered by Mark D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you have been too afraid to help yourself before or something else that caused it
2007-11-28 11:50:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋