person. “My husband says he’s too busy to take me out to dinner,” one woman told the emergency room staff at our local hospital.
“But for this he makes time.”
If someone you know is thinking of suicide, or you think they are, and you don’t want them to die, tell them. “Please call me or call suicide prevention before you try anything because I care about you and I don’t want to see you die.” Don’t argue with them about why life is worth living; you can’t win that one in rational
argument. Tell them how you and other people will feel when
they’re gone. If there are mental health services you trust in your neighborhood, suggest them.
