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Son is tired of living-going to commit suicide tonight or tomorrow.
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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 699651" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>It is a tough situation, I am sure. On one hand, of course you are worried about his safety, but giving in to threats sets a very bad precedent. It is emotional extortion, and is a common play in the addict handbook. Most people who genuinely wish to kill themselves do not tell people, as telling people can only lessen the probability of successfully going through with it. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, a life is at stake. And if there is even a tiny chance that he will go through with it, you must treat it as a certainty. This means calling the police, and alerting whatever treatment he is currently in to the threats. </p><p></p><p>Not only would allowing him back into your home this way set a bad precedent, it isn't even the most helpful possibility you have before you. I cannot imagine the position this puts you in, but I have been in your son's position. I have used suicide as a threat, and I have also genuinely attempted suicide. The biggest difference is that I didn't say a word about it to anybody before I actually tried. Afraid they'd try to stop me, as they surely would and should have.</p><p></p><p>The best, really the ONLY option is alerting authorities, and having him put immediately under close supervision. He is not going to like you very much for doing that, but an angry son is better than a dead son. I know this must tug at your heart strings, and hurt something fierce, but him ACTUALLY doing it when you could have at least tried to prevent it would hurt many, many times more. While you cannot control his actions, or make his decisions, you can do everything reasonable to make this course of action as difficult for him as you possibly can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 699651, member: 20267"] It is a tough situation, I am sure. On one hand, of course you are worried about his safety, but giving in to threats sets a very bad precedent. It is emotional extortion, and is a common play in the addict handbook. Most people who genuinely wish to kill themselves do not tell people, as telling people can only lessen the probability of successfully going through with it. Unfortunately, a life is at stake. And if there is even a tiny chance that he will go through with it, you must treat it as a certainty. This means calling the police, and alerting whatever treatment he is currently in to the threats. Not only would allowing him back into your home this way set a bad precedent, it isn't even the most helpful possibility you have before you. I cannot imagine the position this puts you in, but I have been in your son's position. I have used suicide as a threat, and I have also genuinely attempted suicide. The biggest difference is that I didn't say a word about it to anybody before I actually tried. Afraid they'd try to stop me, as they surely would and should have. The best, really the ONLY option is alerting authorities, and having him put immediately under close supervision. He is not going to like you very much for doing that, but an angry son is better than a dead son. I know this must tug at your heart strings, and hurt something fierce, but him ACTUALLY doing it when you could have at least tried to prevent it would hurt many, many times more. While you cannot control his actions, or make his decisions, you can do everything reasonable to make this course of action as difficult for him as you possibly can. [/QUOTE]
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