RANT #1: Friends of People who are Suicidal!

Hello World,

    In case you hadn't realized, but life is VERY important. Each and every person is a vital part of SOMEONE's life. This is my issue: If you are that someone who knows or has a friend that is potentionally suicidal or has severe depression (that can be clinically diagnosed), would you want that person to kill themselves? How would you feel if right now while you were reading this or surfing facebook, that the person whom you love killed themselves (knock on wood!) .. think about it!


  What really bothers is that these so called "friends" of the suicidal individuals think of themselves as such "HEROES" by "helping" and "being there" for their friends. HEY BUDDY ! NEWS FLASH! YOU'RE NOT A REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST OR PSYCHIATRIST! Don't think you are so high and mighty with your imaginary big boy pants while saying that you are trying to help your friend by "counselling" them. Ofcourse, you can let them talk to you when they are sad or hang with them. Its good to keep them happy. But essentially, DO NOT TAKE IT AS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO "SAVE" THIS PERSON!!!

  REALITY: IF or WHEN this person tries to commit suicide, its going to on YOUR HEAD that you did not refer this individual to a medical professional who could have saved them!! You are not equipped with proper therapy or treatment techniques to help suicidal or depressed people. SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND IMPORTANT MATTER! ITS LITERALLY A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH!!!


In the year 2000, 815,000 people lost their lives to suicide in Canada alone...and the numbers have risen since then.

Do you want your friend to be apart of this statistic?

NO? Then, PLEASE refer them to a medical professional if you truly care for their life and want them to live.

Indirectly saving someone's life could be better than directly trying to save their life.

Take Care World! <3