Suicidal thoughts

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Dekote

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I resently read a post labled suicide and I'm not really asking for help here because the one deity, or two or however you see them, that can do something is taking his sweet time so, I'm a lost cause on this issue.

Anyway I want to know what you guys think of suicidal thoughts/actions and what you would tell them, if they aren't like me.
And not just the ones who have been depressed for a month but for years.

Only rule: If you quote scripture, could you please translate because there's a 85 pecent chance I'm going to misinterpret it.

Thank you for your time.
 
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Jordache

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i would tell them to take a breath, then another, then another. I will tell them its just one choice at a time.
 
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kenisyes

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You have to have a reason to die, before you can be sure you want to live. Remember, we all died to sin and to ourselves already.
 
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Ariel82

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just in case someone needs the numbers I'll repost it in this forum. I don't think most teens check out the Bible discussion one.......................Dekote, if you ever have to counsel someone who is suicidal, the best thing is to show that you love them and care if they live or die. Most are crying out for help, otherwise they would already be dead. I would pray and ask God for the words that may comfort them. I typically try and engage in conversation with them and just give them an ear to listen to and try and encourage them with Bible verses and music until THEY tell me that they are ok. Pray for their protection and for them to break free of any lies that make them feel such despair instead of the Joy that can be found in Christ...............there are some suicide hotlines they can call 24-7 and if you are in school telling a counselor will put them on suicide watch and contact their parents. .................here are a few numbers I found online.... I'm not sure how effective they are...............National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255):
...............<my enter key is broken, sorry for the long paragraph> ..........................................NEW-HOPE (714) 639-4673...............this website will allow you to find a local hotline, even if you are not in the US: Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org! Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org! Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org!
 
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Naime

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There is only one chance at life. Take that chance away, you never get it back. However, if you live through the pain, then you will get many more chances along the way. Those will be filled with joy.
 
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Grey

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We are ironically "blessed", with only one life on earth, for thousands of years humans have lived unenlightened for only a few miserable years at a time, lived in the dark ages squabbling with those around them. Even today many on this earth live a short painful existence, you should be thankful you were born into an area where education is free and we are around non-physically hostile people. Life is what you make of it, I beg you to endure at the least to help out your fellow humans in anyway possible and make everyones life on our beloved blue planet a little bit brighter.
 
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hattiebod

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Ariel82 said:
just in case someone needs the numbers I'll repost it in this forum. I don't think most teens check out the Bible discussion one.......................Dekote, if you ever have to counsel someone who is suicidal, the best thing is to show that you love them and care if they live or die. Most are crying out for help, otherwise they would already be dead. I would pray and ask God for the words that may comfort them. I typically try and engage in conversation with them and just give them an ear to listen to and try and encourage them with Bible verses and music until THEY tell me that they are ok. Pray for their protection and for them to break free of any lies that make them feel such despair instead of the Joy that can be found in Christ...............there are some suicide hotlines they can call 24-7 and if you are in school telling a counselor will put them on suicide watch and contact their parents. .................here are a few numbers I found online.... I'm not sure how effective they are...............National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255):
...............<my enter key is broken, sorry for the long paragraph> ..........................................NEW-HOPE (714) 639-4673...............this website will allow you to find a local hotline, even if you are not in the US: Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org! Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org! Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org!
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VERY Well said.
If a person is posting or in any other way letting someone know they are feeling suicidal, thats really good because as long as they are doing this, they are not killing themselves. They are still looking for someone to care. Often though the 'reaching out' will not be clear...you may pick up though on their language, on their behaviour. Then the number 1 thing to do is just listen...do not try and come up with solutions, ideas to encourage them to be more positive etc. No. Just listen. Empathy is the key.
Often the person is very angry with God, they may not have a relationship with God or they may have had but now feel He has abandoned them so try not to 'bang on about God' either. You can pray (between you & God, not out loud) you want to build a relationship, with the suicidal person, on their terms, not ours. Just listen. Then, slowly explore the persons safety...is there drugs, alcohol....this is important as these can make the urges stronger. Are plans made? how realistic are they?...listen. Try to disable to plan together and then look at the persons resources....family, friends....drop in's...GP...help lines....may take a lot of patience to establish some resources. Lastly, make a plan together , a 'contract' that can assist the person to keep themselves safe until the resources can move into place to support them further. God Bless, <><
 
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moretalman

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Dekote said:
I resently read a post labled suicide and I'm not really asking for help here because the one deity, or two or however you see them, that can do something is taking his sweet time so, I'm a lost cause on this issue.

Anyway I want to know what you guys think of suicidal thoughts/actions and what you would tell them, if they aren't like me.
And not just the ones who have been depressed for a month but for years.

Only rule: If you quote scripture, could you please translate because there's a 85 pecent chance I'm going to misinterpret it.

Thank you for your time.
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Dekote: When I first read your post I thought to myself: What can I say? Nothing came to mind. I gave up. I went to scan some of my watched items on ebay. But I couldn't get you off my mind. Maybe there was nothing I could say but was there something I could pray? So I began to think & pray.

I was watching a television program one day, many years ago. On it, there was a man speaking, a tight end for the Baltimore Colts. (This was back before they moved to Indianapolis) he was giving his Christian testimony. I was a young christian may 3 yrs old in the Lord. As I listened to him speak I found myself thinking: This man doesn't care anything about serving God he's just there to be seen & to be heard. Then I found myself beginning to really listen to what he was saying. Looking directly into the camera he said: God sees you. No matter where you are, or what your doing he sees you. Oh yes he sees, oh yes he sees.

I found myself becoming overwhelmed with emotion. I wept. Then I got a piece of paper & I began to write.

Oh yes he sees - Oh yes he sees/There where you are, inside your heart - Oh yes he sees

Oh yes he sees - Oh yes he sees/That pain inside, your troubled mind - Oh yes he sees

Oh yes he sees - Oh yes he sees/No nothing hides, from his eyes - Oh yes he sees



There's more, but this is all I'll share. There's something God is trying to say to you in this. Ask him
what it is. Or do you already know? Go to him just as you are, with your bitterness, your
disappointments, all the things that you know have been so unfair. Yes go to him with your
cursing words & your angry rage and he'll lead the way thru that hopeless place... Only he can make
sense of it. He sees it all anyway. You can't hide it from Him. He wants you to trust him with it.
When you do then & only then will you find the power - in him - to see beyond it, to the bright
future that awaits you, Gods son.

Dear God in Heaven, maker of all things, your able to reach Dekote with what he needs right now,
have mercy on him father, bring to him what only you can, answer his doubts, give him faith in your
son Jesus, you did it for me do it for Dekote, father your son Jesus said if I ask anything of you ihis name you would do it, I do ask these things in Jesus name, your a faithful God, thank you for your love.

 
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