7 Positive Ways To Help When Loved Ones Talk of Suicide

Mental health

We can and must make a difference

Why do we refuse to help loved ones who may be on the verge of suicide? Perhaps “refuse” is too strong but certainly, we are unwilling to even broach the subject. There are various reasons for this.

We all look at physical pain with great empathy. We take action when someone is in extreme pain and we call the emergency services. This is an obvious and loving gesture.

Yet, when it comes to a person going through agonizing pain on a psychological level and thinking of suicide, we tend to ignore it, hope they will pull themselves together, or even change the subject!

While I am not a psychologist, I will outline some useful guidelines which are usually the backbone of what suicide prevention agencies will offer.

If and when your loved one starts to say it is time to end it all, then that is a signal for us to start taking notice. This is a sure sign that a life is perhaps at stake and it can never be a taboo or something to brush under the carpet.

This is where we have to show that we have heard the cry for help and that we are actually prepared to talk about it.

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