Suspect a friend

[itsgone2]

I suspect a friend is suicidal. I don't know what to say to them.

Would you say something?

Bad thing is I feel both ways: wanting to help and wanting to ask about going together. Really not sure how to ask about the latter.

 

[Matchaaa]

Edited: I came up with a possible question you could ask. Maybe you could say: if you were to CTB, would you rather be reborn into a better life, or rest forever? If it's the first option, it might indicate some desire to recover.

(If this question isn't suitable, I'm sorry in advance, and you can ignore it anytime.)

 

[Zura]

ah i personally wont ask about doing it together because if there is even a 1 percent chance they have some hope and want to recover I dont want to be the one who encourages the option to end it all for them
but then again you know your friend the best and I guess maybe just spend more time chilling together and go with the flow and you will maybe see what they think

 

[Forever Sleep]

I was actually relieved once when a work colleague outright made it clear they realised how unhappy/ suicidal I was. They were (unsurprisingly) the same. I cried but then, it was also a relief for someone to make it easy to tell them. I don't think either of us had the knowledge to save the other and, more weirdly- we didn't discuss it again.

I doubt you would even have to be so intrusive though. Simply saying to someone: 'Are you really ok? You don't seem yourself' may be opening enough- if they actually want someone to open up to.

As for offering up a pact- I think that would have to come a lot later. Someone can be suicidal but feel like they're not able to go at the moment. I imagine you would get more of a guage on where they are at if they choose to open up about how they feel.