Posted by Zeba on September 7, 2008, at 14:37:44
In reply to What is the opinion of the community on this?, posted by seldomseen on September 7, 2008, at 9:54:08
You are absolutely right, seldomseen. Thinking about suicide and actually taking steps to kill oneself are two different things. Of course it is appropriate to give support to people who are thinking about suicide.
When someone says I have what I need to kill myself, and I have already taken steps to end my life, for example, that is not something babble posters should be asked to handle. We don't know who the person really is or where that person lives, etc. So, we have to stand by helplessly to intervene with someone who is in the process of killing himself or herself. We should not be asked to intervene as we really can't.
Zeba
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