Suicidal friend

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My friend said tonight she's gonna take 9000mg of zoloft and half a bottle of mouth wash and half bottle of nail polish remover will she die overnight if not found and treated

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    Hello Lindsey69526

    We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if you are having such thoughts then please note that you are not alone in this, and there are people out there that can help.

    If you are having these suicidal thoughts then we strongly recommend you speak to someone who may be able to help. The Samaritans offer a safe space where you can talk openly about what you are going through. They can help you explore your options, understand your problems better, or just be there to listen.

    Their contact details are on our patient information leaflet here: https://patient.info/health/dealing-with-suicidal-thoughts, which also offers lots of other advice on how you can access the help you may need.

    If you are having such thoughts then please do reach out to the team at the Samaritans (or the other people detailed in our leaflet) who will understand what you're going through and will be able to help.

    Kindest regards

    Patient

  • Posted

    She may die.... we should never look for an IF answer with suicidal ideation

    She needs urgently that some one in mental health try helping

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      We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you are concerned about someone who may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if this is the case then we would urge you to encourage them to seek urgent or emergency help, or do so on their behalf.

      If they are having these suicidal thoughts then we strongly recommend they speak to someone who may be able to help. The Samaritans offer a safe space where they can talk openly about what they are going through. They can help them to explore their options, understand their problems better, or just be there to listen.

      Their contact details are on our patient information leaflet here: https://patient.info/health/dealing-with-suicidal-thoughts, which also offers lots of other advice on how to access the help they may need. If you are concerned that this person is about to act on their thoughts of self harm, or has already done so, please call 999 on their behalf.

  • Posted

    lindsey69526....

    Dear hope you are well and feeling better... we all warried about you and we support you you are not alone... please be strong and keep it up

  • Posted

    Hi Lindsey - sounds like a cry for help. You should report that behaviour, even if she doesn't follow through.

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