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I have been on DS for several months and I have found it to be very educational and at times very helpful. The word suicide, kill my self and similar expressions seem to pop up many many times.
This get instant attention which is good it shows that people really care about other people who are in crisis. At lot of the people on here are mainly looking for attention. Their profiles on the whole are most disturbing and I feel a little exagerated. I know that there are many people on here who really need help to get through the difficult times but I also feel that there are a lot who are simply looking for attention. This may seem a little harsh but I feel it needed to be said. I get mad when kind hearted people are been taken advantage of. Have a great 4th of July everyone Posted on 07/04/08, 10:07 am |
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i think ur right. there r alot of people on here who genuinly need the help and others who take advantage of other people kindness. but i just help anyone who needs it regardless of how i feel cause hey they might really need it 
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How can you know who is suicidal and who isn't? A lot of the people crying out for help are seeking attention, and in my opinion, that's ok. Our society just runs over people and people are acutely lonely and more so depressed. Depression distorts so much. I try to engage the person and see if I can draw them off the boards and into a discussion about their problems. Many times, it's a troubled teen that just doesn't have all the tools needed to help themselves. Many have bonafide problems, not of their own making. I am glad Sarah takes this all seriously. Thank you, Sarah and others.
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i totally agree. i had said earlier on a post today...that people who are going to commit suicide rarely ever tell anyone about their plans.
posting announcements such as "i've had enough, goodbye, nobody cares" ...is generally a cry for attention...which has its own importance. if someone needs attention they have every right to ask for it. BUT claiming you're going to commit suidice when you have no intention of doing so, can be dangerous....kinda makes me think about the boy who cried "wolf!". it could result in people not caring about these cries for help anymore, or even not believing in them.
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I feel like this a chat line is for teenagers
Not to minimize the concerns. Just look at the avatars!! ridiculous When you are suffering you could care less about goofy pictures
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i'm sorry sinatra...i don't understand what you mean about the avatars....sometimes seeing other people's avatars puts a smile on their face. they're there to make people feel a little better and create a lighter atmosphere.
personally, i enjoy coming on DS because i receive support when i need it. that support can mean hearing me out, but it can also mean cheering me up with a joke or funny avatar. some people on this site may be suffering, but they use their gift of humor to make other feel less stressed and pressured.
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I posted earlier, a post regarding me feeling suicidal, I made sure I put it in the crisis forum cause ive already been attacked about this. Im not sure if anyone understands, but i am going through this real situation of being suicidal, and it's 100% not true about people not saying anything about it. Most people really do not want to die, they just dont see a way out , as the same with me. These feelings and the intensity comes in waves and I try to fight it. Sometimes I just want someone to talk to or talk to someone who understands. I hope I never do this terrible thing, but coming out of a true suicidal person who feels these true feelings , I can't say for sure that it will never happen.It is truly a horrible thing to live with and wish with all my heart it would just go away.
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I am not sure I totally agree. Yes, I am sure there are some people who just want attention, but most people have difficult times at different times. I was suicidal, now I am not. I don't think it is for any of us to judge who needs help and who does not. Just help anyone who asks for it and needs it. G_d will sort out the rest.
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suicide and crises are things to always take seriously cause you never know when that one person may be the one who needs someone. you may be saving a life. even if they are trying to get attention, maybe they are screaming for help...you just never know.
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