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Around there, personally, yes. But its common knowledge that most people who tell others they're going to kill themselves generally don't want to. Any intro psych student knows that much. Sure, there are a few rare occasions. I don't respect people that talk about suicide or go through with it. It's the most selfish act one can do. Just my thoughts on it.
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I'm in grad school for social psych and have taught several psychology courses, and I've never heard that. You're right that it is common knowledge though - just not necessarily true. Google "talking about suicide" (or actually look in a psychology or mental health textbook) and you'll see that it's a common MYTH that people who talk about suicide won't really do it.
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Thank. You.
Goddamn pop-psychology ignoramuses please stfu or gtfo.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide...s_and_attempts
I've personally had 3 people tell me they wanted to end their life. I've watched someone "attempt" to overdose on Vicodin. 2 were females, 1 I was in a relationship with, the one that faked suicide...probably should trip report that, its a pretty hilarious story all together.
Anyway, she would always talk how she was younger how she slit herself blah blah but she had no visible scars. After overdose I forced her to go to therapy because I thought she was bluffing but didn't want to say that obviously. She was bluffing and said she was fine and was never going to do it but I said still gotta go or im done. (Hindsights a bitch why I stayed with her?) Anyway, doc wanted to ask me some things about her since she brought me up several times. He basically told me she probably wasn't going to come back, shes crazy and needs serious help, i inquired more about her constant talk about suicide to which he said most kids that talk about suicide are looking for attention.
I'm missing a lot of parts of that story mainly because I've began drinking for the night and am in the middle of a McDonalds meal. I'll still stand by that most suicide talk is nothing more then please help me, as time goes on it turns to, please help me or i'll do something, please help me im doing something, please help me im losing it, please help me i'll be dead soon. Whatever, hate to ruin the thread.
You don't need to cry though I wasn't saying I hope lurker dies, chill with the emotional [censored]. I'm not trying to dare the bastard to play highway frogger. Internet is serious.