A friend of mine tried to commit suicide. That's where I've been, that's what I've been doing. Trying to help somebody find a reason to live. It's quite amazing, when trying to convince somebody else, that there's so much to live for, you also remind yourself of so many things
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I wish the best of everything for you and your friend. Interestingly, I can't say I know what it's like to be on the other side of such a situation.
And since different people try it for different reasons, there isn't any definite answer about how it should be handled, but I think the main thing is to make the person feel wanted/needed- whoever is thinking about doing such a thing often believes that nobody in the world cares about them. I guess if you do anything you can to make them see that isn't true should be of some value, even if it takes awhile for them to see that.
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