SO my best friend tried to kill herself... How do I feel?

To tell you the truth I really don't know. I mean she is my best friend and the one person I rely on, but I have no clue how this makes me feel.

I'm so sorry... i've tried to commit suicide too many times... and in the end i wanted to live its not fair to you cuz ur her best friend... you need to show her you love her and care... show her ull always be there... and as for u i think u should talk to someone... its not easy having to hear someone u love soo much wants to end their existence... try and explore and see how u feel even if u think its wrong to feel like that feel it because your feelings are real

Find out what makes your friend happy, there is always something that does. When you do, try and get that thing in her life.. show her everything good in the world. Do not focus on the bad, because if you do, it just makes you miserable. Show her everyone who will be affected if she carries her plans out. This is one of the many times you need to be the best friend you can be.

Have you told her parents? Maybe they'll be of some help.

Why dont you try talking her out of this i mean if she wants to die she will burdon the ones who love her with pain n once u die u never exist n who knows maybe there isnt a heaven or hell if there was then her option is hell because then she is a murderer for taking her own life.

The thing is I don't know how I feel, so I can't help her with how she feels. I personal have never delt with death or tried to kill myself. So now all I can do is listen and try and hope I say the right things to her.

Just be there for her and encourage her alot! Let her know you care and that you are they for her...she probibly needs someone to confide in. And be glad she's alive!!!!!!

We talk it just hard to ask questions. I mean I want to know what she was thinking, but do I let her open up to me or do I just start asking questions. I don't want her to feel like a science project. I mean she goes to therapy and talks there.

I understand how you could be confused. I was in the same situation recently and it left me with so many emotions that I didn't really know how I felt about it. Obviously, I was scared, confused, and even a little hurt by the whole ordeal. So mixed emotions are normal. Now in my OPINION it is important to sort out your own feelings before trying to help her with her feelings, especially when it deals with suicide. So in my situation I took a little time to gather my thoughts and relax before I talked to her about it. The last thing my friend needed was my mixed up emotions piling on top of her already unstable feelings. So when I talked to her about it I was calm I made sure she knew I cared and was willing to listen to her and everything she had to say. Since she is your best friend you know her personality but in my situation I never pushed further than I thought she would be able to handle and i was NOT sympathetic instead I listened, asked the occasional question, and just let her know that I loved her and that she is important to me. Sorry for making this so long but I just thought I would share. If you ever need anyone to talk to, feel free to send a private message. I can only provide my point of view but who knows maybe it helps...
-x-Lisa-x-

I thought about that before but i got help from someone who had been through that phase also they told me they were sooooo happy they didn't do that 20 years ago because now they don't even remember why they wanted to do that no one should ever commit suicide because its such a permanent thing and you can never change that think you'll get over whatever it is you're upset about 20 years from now your friend wont even remember what they were upset for