I don’t know what to do. A really close friend of mine has been depressed most of his life and has again threatened to take his own life today. He has been going through a particularly rough time lately. He is in his early 20s and has so much potential. Tonight I sat on the phone with him for almost 2 hours trying to talk him out of it. I have no way of getting to him tonight. At the end of the conversation he was a bit better and promised me he would wait until tomorrow.
I don’t know what to do, I don’t want to lose him. He tried looking for help- but the councilors simply brushed him off saying he wasn’t a “risk”. It made me so angry. He is so lost. And so am I. What can we do?
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This makes me so ,,Deja vu” of me yesterday…
If you wouldn’t need to pay for it and if he’d go, a psychiatric hospital could be an option. You can go to any hospital and tell them what’s going on, and they should help you (possibly by taking him to a nearby psychiatric hospital). There might be other organizations near you that you could find online, who you could phone and ask for advice.
Can you get a hold of his parents or family?
I have gotten hold of psychiatric help (not just the local councilors or hospital) and am getting him admitted next week. Hopefully this works.