Please excuse this City’s lack of decorum; it has been a foul mood lately. Will you deal with a sensitive perception? Remember, death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untired; it is but the first salutation to the possibilities of the immense Remote, the Wild, the Watery, the Unshored; to the death longing eyes of men who still have left in them some interior compunctions against suicide does the all contributed and all receptive ocean alluringly spread forth ones who plain of unimaginable, taking terrors, and wonderful, new life adventures; and from the hearts of infinite Pacific’s, the thousand mermaids sing to them, “Come hither, brokenhearted; here is another life without the guilt of intermediate death; here are wonders supernatural, without dying for them. Come hither! Bury thyself in a life which, to your now equally abhorred and abhorring, landed World, is more oblivious than death. Come hither! Put up thy gravestone, too, within the churchyard, and come hither, till we marry thee.

 A suicidal person feels misunderstood. It does not come from us. There is a perception that if any position is voiced in opposition to yours, your response is that it leads to polarization, that is radical.  In virtually every case, a single triggering or precipitating incident can be identified as having immediately preceded, within a few hours and in generally the same location, the outbreak of the disorder. Dying people are known to have strange sights. Try to accept and understand the feelings the person is expressing. Acceptance should also extend to the idea of suicide itself. It is completely acceptable to ask, “Are you thinking of Suicide?” Establishing communication with suicidal persons may be enough to carry them through a difficult time. You may also find it helpful to get daily commitments from them to meet for lunch, share a ride, and the like. Let the person know you expect her or him to be there. Such commitments, even though small, can be enough to make a person want to live, when they are alone and thinking about suicide, so be vigilant and persistent, cry if you have to, let them know it is serious and you love them, and it would crush your world for them to die.

 And, do not end your efforts too soon. After a severe depression, a dangerous time for suicide is when a person suddenly seems to get better. This often means the person has finally decided to end it all. The improvement in mood is deceptive because it comes from an anticipation that suffering is about to end. If a person does try to kill themselves, they need to be sent to a mental hospital for a month.  I also recommend Xanax. Death is permanent, there is not coming back! The four weeks in the hospital will provide you with stability, three square meals, safety, surveillance, and you will be in a community with people like you, who are trying to recover. Most cities have mental health crisis intervention teams or centers for suicide prevention. Both have staff members trained to talk with suicidal persons. If someone wants to end their own life, it is recommended to call the police on them. However, this may be seen as an act of betrayal and when they get home, they may turn against you, block everyone out and take their life.  The majority of suicide attempts come at the lowest point in a person’s life, so you want to make them feel special and tell them they are beautiful and wonderful and mean the World to you. Get involved, you may save a life!

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