Today, I was talking to my friend, who was telling me he's having suicidal thoughts lately. He then said he'd be back in a few minutes. Nearly an hour passed. I panicked, thinking he'd offed himself. Several minutes after I called the emergency services, he messaged me, saying "K, back." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, in a state of severe depression and fearing I might do the worst, I called my local suicide helpline. I was put on hold. FML
Today, I tried to tell my dad that I was really struggling with my mental health and didn't think I could stay alive much longer. He laughed. This comes after telling my "best friend" last week and having to wait three days for a reply. FML
Today, I was texting my friend. He has a history of depression, which we were talking about, and somehow, he turned the conversation to, "If we ever broke up, I would kill myself." I didn't even know we were even going out. FML
Today, I was talking to my professor and explained how depressed and stressed out I am. He called the police to my house because he thought that would help with my suicidal thoughts. My parents don't believe in mental health, and I want to die more. FML
Today, I finally caved and told a friend about my suicide note. She demanded that I promise I wouldn't follow through, but how could I when I was writing it no more than a few minutes before I joined a call with her? The funny thing is, most of that note was me trying to comfort my friends and family for when I'm gone. FML
Today, I realised that if I died, no one would care. I know this because when I called my partner distressed last night, he told me he needed to sleep and hung up in less than 45 seconds, and a friend told me to call lifeline. I haven’t heard from either of them since. FML
Today, my friend broke ties with me after I came out of the hospital from attempted suicide. She was the one who called the police for me to go in there in the first place. FML
Today, I called a suicide prevention hotline. No one picked up. FML
Today, my friend's dad had a heart attack. Without realizing what I was saying, I texted her, "If you need anything, you know I'll be there in a heartbeat." FML
Today, my grandfather showed up at my house in a panic. He rushed over, with a gun, because I wasn't answering his texts and he thought something had happened to me. I was asleep. FML
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Fiorella1 19
It's better safe than sorry OP.
jimmer23 21
Good friend. And they have help for people having suicidal thoughts, you probably helped him out quite a bit anyways.
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Comments (91)
oceanbrickfire 21
You sound like a great friend, it was the right thing to do.
ber4fun 23
I'd say it's more F his life if he's the one feeling that way but at least you're there for him.
CommentKing207 23
It's ok OP. It sucks to have a friend with suicidal thoughts, I've gone through it, but you were trying to protect your friend. You're a great person OP.
AviKerensky 17
A reasonable precaution. You did the right thing, OP.
drummerok 9
OP
tiredofwaiting 25
You are a good friend for worrying about your friend. Don't feel bad. I would have done the same thing.
Miss_Mandi 29
You did the right thing. As someone that has had depression, thank you for being better safe than sorry.
ratboy07 10
It was the right thing to do. I'm sure the emergency services that you called will understand.
persianchick 13
Yo you were just worried and tried to help, nothing wrong with that. You're a great friend (:
Quetzal27 12
Hard call to make..... glad you did the right thing, but could you not have called him first... since you say he massaged you? Even so, you were a good friend
ThePandoricaOpen 18
I'm going to assume since the friend said
ThePandoricaOpen 18
*I'm going to assume that since the friend said he'd be back in a few minutes, that he was away from his phone, and therefore wouldn't have seen the message until he got back, rendering texting him not only pointless, but might cause OP to worry more.