How would you feel if they actually went through with it?

I'd feel super bad but i don't think somebody would actually do it because you have said they are looking for attension becasue they obiously have a greater reason to have started cutting in the first place! my friend killed herself but i thought it was my fault because i told her she was attension seeking but she wrote a letter to me to explain everything that was going on in the head and that it wasn't my fault seh went through with it!(but for the next while you can't help but wonder why ya had to go and sey that to them anywayz)!
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In theory I see what ur saying there ^ but sometimes life does get too much. One of my best friends killed themselves, not after hours of thought and planning and precision but things had been building up, they were depressed and suddenly something they considered a lifeline was gone and that was it, they went home and took their life.

And upset is the only the beginning of what we all felt, but we understood and didn't judge him or call him selfish. If only he had thought of us all, but he did it for himself and to be honest, human nature is selfish. And I'm sure that if he had left it a week or even come home and I don't know, slept on it, he would not have done but it was a split second decision in a moment of madness and depression and being let down he made that decision and he did not consider anyone else. And if he felt that life was worse than nothing [he wasnt religious] then in the end I will always love and respect him.

Death Is Universal . . . Everyone Dies But Not Everyone Lives

I would feel guilty, maybe hoped that there was something I could have done.

I'm not commenting on my thoughts on suicide.

i think that is a great amazing question. I being a cutter would just like to say that not everybody who cuts is an attention seeker. I personally prefer people in the real world(the offline world) not to know. but anyways i dunno

I can't find the words to explain how badly i woudl feel if something lie that happened.

lots of love
*~*Becky*~*

Hi..
I had a close friend who was cutting and taking drugs and at first I thought it was for attention. All her other friends thought that, but for some reason I could just see that she wouldn't do that. With her taking drugs and stuff, I just wanted to help her out of the habit and start fresh. No one else seemed to give her support, because to them it was for attention. I just found it interesting and a bit freaky that she was taking drugs and cutting for fun. She didn't feel pain what so ever.
I was scared that she could of killed herself, and everyday I was just praying that she would be fine. One day she didn't come to school, and that's when it hit me, she could of taken her life.
Thank goodness this wasn't the case.
I just hate how the others treated her and stuff, and what would of happened if she had ended her life?
I wouldn't be able to live with myself, knowing that I didn't do anything to help her, or support.
How would they of felt? So much for attention..

Personally, despite the harsh wording and sound of it, I fully agree with Bob. Not that I ever would bully anyone like that - I'm more of the bully to the bullies... But anyone who doesn't have enough appreciation for life, and throws it away so willingly - well, they are cowards. Life does get to be alot sometimes, but it's the only one you have. There are people out there sick and dying - their only wish is to live another month... Then walks along this kid who decides that their gift of life, being blessed with air to breathe and a voice to speak, legs to walk and a world to see - decides that it's just not good enough... How could they throw it away? Why would they throw it away? It's not good enough because you didn't get exactly what they wanted? Because you don't have the perfect family? Maybe you're depressed or traumatized of your past? Well you're not alone... Why let all of that beat you?

well, I have said that "they're just doing it for attention" but so? everyone needs attention. I won't say, "They're not really going to suicide." No, because I think anyone can be driven to that point given the right circumstances. it doesn't take much before it's too late. so when I spot signs of suicidal 'attention seeking' behavior in my friends, I step in and give them attention, and try and get them to figure out why their life matters on their own. failing that, I'll tell them why their life matters to me. and then keep them talking. and I only leave them when they are in the company of someone else. don't let them be alone. remove all sharp objects from their room. suicide is 100% preventable.

I USED to cut.. and i've only ever known 3 ppl in my life that have cut (not including myself)... 2 of them are close friends. And i know neither of them did it for attention. the other person, kidna flaunts that she cuts. which scares me cuz i do think she does it for attention. altho i'd be.. well dumbfounded if she did kill herself, i still don't think she should flaunt it. if she needs help she should go to someone she trusts instead of the whole school... know what i mean lol.