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Facebook suicide threats. What to do?

mrebeccamrebecca member
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Ok... so a girl I friended on facebook recently has this as her status:

"I HATE THIS FAMILY I REALLY REALLY DO I WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE CAUSE I WOULDN'T CARE I'M DONE WITH THEM ALL MY SISTER CAN TAKE OF HER OWN KIDS I'M NOT HELPING HER ONE BIT! I'M LEAVIN THIS STATE AND NEVER COMING BACK AT ALL!"

Then she commented this:
" I can't take no more I'm about to cut my self I don't care if I get taken away. I am done crying every night and I'm tired of my lazy ass mother not helping me she don't care about me. No one does!"

How does one appropriately respond? 

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Re: Facebook suicide threats. What to do?

  • OliveBabyOliveBaby member
    I de-friend people w/ drama filled posts like that. 
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  • BrittRMereBrittRMere member

    Usually, if someone posts a public suicide threat like that they're just looking for attention and are just bluffing.

    I don't know this person though, so if you think they're serious, I'd point out the status to someone who is closer to them, just so maybe someone can talk her down.

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  • OctGirl80OctGirl80 member

    imageOliveBaby:
    I de-friend people w/ drama filled posts like that. 

     

    This. I wouldn't post any comments. Besides, odds are she's FB friends with all her family and they are seeing that. Be prepared to see a sh!tstorm of comments from them.

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  • SunDrop11SunDrop11 member
    imageBrittRMere:

    Usually, if someone posts a public suicide threat like that they're just looking for attention and are just bluffing.

    I don't know this person though, so if you think they're serious, I'd point out the status to someone who is closer to them, just so maybe someone can talk her down.

    This was my first thought, too. Usually if someone is really considering it, they tend to keep it to themselves.




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  • StreefToBeStreefToBe member
    I would agree with others, that when a threat is very public it's a call for attention. The other thing is that you need to know the difference between cutters and suicidal ideas. Many people are cutters and they do not kill themselves.  When she says "I don't care if I get taken away" should could just mean, she doesn't care if she is admitted to care. 
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  • mrsseguinmrsseguin member

    imageOliveBaby:
    I de-friend people w/ drama filled posts like that. 

    This.  Although before I de-friended her, I would say something.  I'd probably say something like "Your thinking of taking your own life?,  Please go talk to someone and get some help".

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  • MZANSMZANS
    I had to people post suicide threats on facebook and one died, the other almost did. 
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  • nykimacnykimac
    I grew up in a school where we had one suicide in my grade from 8th grade until 2 years past high school. I never take it lightly. I would also find someone close to them and point it out.
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