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10 Things to Say to a Suicidal Person

October 3, 2017

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Many people desperately want to know what to say – and what not to say – to someone who is thinking of suicide. The article 10 Things Not to Say to a Suicidal Person is one of Speaking of Suicide’s most popular…

10 Things Not to Say to a Suicidal Person

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

March 3, 2015

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“I want to kill myself.” Those five words are a shock to hear, a dreadful pronouncement from a friend or family member you do not want to lose. You recoil at the thought. How could they want to die? As unwelcome as…

“Shame Festers in Dark Places”: Keeping Suicide Secret

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 30, 2013

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A friend recently sent me an anguished email about someone she knew whose teenage daughter died the week before. The mother was telling others that the death was an accident, when it was unquestionably a suicide. This saddened my friend greatly –…

“You Can’t Do Everything”: Limitations in Helping a Suicidal Person

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 21, 2013

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Just about every list of “suicide myths” mentions this one: “If a person is serious about killing themselves then there is nothing you can do.” But is it always a myth? In important ways, yes, it is a myth. There are many…

Is a Suicide Attempt a Cry for Help?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 17, 2013

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“She is not really suicidal. She just wants attention.” “He did not really attempt suicide. It was just a cry for help.” “If she had really wanted to die, she’d be dead.” These are often the reactions of friends and family to…

“How Would You Listen to a Person on the Roof?”

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 6, 2013

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What would you say to a person on the roof? That is, if you were called out to a crisis scene, where a young woman sat on the roof of a tall building weeping and shouting that she would jump at any…

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10 Things to Say to a Suicidal Person

10 Things Not to Say to a Suicidal Person

“Shame Festers in Dark Places”: Keeping Suicide Secret

“You Can’t Do Everything”: Limitations in Helping a Suicidal Person

Is a Suicide Attempt a Cry for Help?

“How Would You Listen to a Person on the Roof?”

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