PrettyInPeank
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jun 26, 2014 13:15:16 GMT
Someone you don't know at all online, that is.
Yesterday there was a lady on another board I go to who insulted a few people, and when she got piled on, you could tell she was about to lose it. She mentioned being off her meds, and made hints at dying and being low, and that she was useless anyway, etc.
Would you have tried to report her?
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 26, 2014 13:44:25 GMT
No. People feel free-er to say whatever online, where they wouldn't so casually say the same thing in person.
But maybe I just keep my nose to my own business too often.
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Post by red88 on Jun 27, 2014 18:26:57 GMT
This is a tough one. People always say that if you are going to kill yourself you won't say anything, and if you do, you are just looking for attention. My brother died this way. I no longer believe that. I think they cry for help in different ways. But, where you don't know her, I wouldn't even know who to report this to. Good luck.
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Post by annabella on Jun 27, 2014 18:31:36 GMT
It sounds like she was being over dramatic looking for sympathy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 18:35:21 GMT
I guess I think it's better to err on the side of caution with things like this. We are literally talking about someone's life.
Online or not, most people don't threaten suicide unless it is something they are thinking about at some level.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Jun 27, 2014 18:40:40 GMT
I agree with Busypea. Better safe than sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 18:41:18 GMT
It sounds like she was being over dramatic looking for sympathy. I think it is things like this -- in addition to outright judgement about being weak, pathetic, etc -- that stops a lot of people from speaking up when they feel like their life is not worth living. It's hard to know what to do, when you don't know the person very well. Sometimes just venting can be enough to help calm those thoughts. I know that asking a suicidal person to make a commitment to life by asking them to verbally or in writing agree to not kill themselves, makes a huge difference and actually can help prevent suicide. |
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Post by fiddlesticks on Jun 27, 2014 18:42:11 GMT
I fall into the better safe than sorry group too.
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Post by annabella on Jun 27, 2014 18:48:29 GMT
If you need to clear your conscience, then shoot her an email.
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Jun 27, 2014 19:04:34 GMT
We had that happen. People contacted Jeffery and got the authorities to show up at her door. She was like making dinner or calmly watching TV. I'm surprised she came back but she did, sort of brushing it off.
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scrappinmama
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Post by scrappinmama on Jun 27, 2014 19:15:15 GMT
I do remember something like this happening on Two Peas years ago.
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MaryC
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Post by MaryC on Jun 27, 2014 19:48:02 GMT
Yes, I would try. It costs me nothing but a few moments of my time, and in comparison to someone's life, that's a very small thing. Even if the person is being dramatic, I think there's usually a core of truth in the threat. If someone is feeling that desperate, knowing that even one person cared enough to check can make a difference.
None of us would hesitate to throw out a lifeline to someone who was drowning physically. Why should we do any less when someone is drowning emotionally?
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