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[miss_shaanti]

How do you help someone that's accepted their suicide as inevitable? Someone that you know is serious and really would do it, no hesitations.

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[miss_shaanti]

He is, at least 3 that I know of. Klonopin for anxiety and 2 different mood stabilizers bc he's bipolar. I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to do, he's fine when he's w/me, but he's depressed when we're not together. I mean, I'm the only person (besides his parents) that has ever genuinly cared about him, so it's somewhat understandable, but still. I'm just afraid that if I call someone to take him to the hospital for even just a BEH eval that it would send him into a depressive episode.

[miss_shaanti]

Wow. You've put a lot of thought into this. I'm just afraid that off the meds he's a LOT worse, ya know?

[flirtyfox85]

kidnap them and take them to the psych ward :)

[miss_shaanti]

I would love to, but he has to be admitted first. Either by direct orders from a doctor w/hospital privileges or by going through the emergency room, and I don't see him cooperating w/either. He would be even more miserable.

[sansie05]

I don't think I've ever truly been in that situation before. Even when my friend was doing the worst ever, he wasn't seriously going to off himself. He was horribly depressed and sad and all I could do was hold him. I kept telling him alternatives, and I think that helped. Like "just run away. Leave everything and hop on a plane for nowhere." You always have options. Even if they're crazy, you can always change your life.

[miss_shaanti]

I've been trying that, but the problem is, he doesn't see any other options he has. He feels useless bc he doesn't work. He has a BA is history, but he's not mentally capable of maintaining a schedule, even though that's supposed to be better for bipolar people.