Could you do it?

If you had a friend who had been depressed for awhile and you tried to help them out, yet nothing helped, so you just waited for them to come to you. One day you meet up with them for lunch and they seem to be happy and in such high spirits....

They buy you drinks and make a cheer, A toast to friends and being there for each other...they say I hope you will do me a favour as my friend...You say okay sure and then they ask you...

I want you to be with me when I kill myself, I want you to be there holding my hand, I want you to be the last person I see..

Tell me could you do it? Could you let your friend kill themselves?
Would you walk away from them?
They say they are going to do it whether you are there or not. They just wanted you to be there.

Tell me what would you do?

Well, I would definitely try to talk them out of it first. If that doesn't work, I will beg and plead with them to not do and try to explain that there is a lot more to look forward to in life.

My last option would be for me to stall them from killing themselves, while I have another friend call the police to come help me stop this person.

I would point them in the direction of someone who could give them the professional help they need.

I try not to be any where around freshly murdered bodies very often.

Depending on how serious their talk was, I would either take them to a professional or call 9-1-1.

Things like this are quite hard. Most of us are not trained professionals and sometimes, people need a trained professional and we can end up making it worse not knowing exactly what to say or do.

First off, if I knew she was a depressed person I would never agree to anything until I knew what they wanted.

Secondly, I would not agree to hold anyone's hand while they commit the suicide, friend or not.

Thirdly, I would firmly tell that friend that we were going to the hospital for a psychiatric assessment, and I would hold their hand there and only there.

Asking someone to do this has nothing to do with being friends, it's about crying out for help if you read between the request lines. They are telling you what's on their minds and putting the ball in your court.

If after suggesting help, an ear, your friend still insists on committing suicide there is nothing you can do except make the decision on whether you will be there with her as she does it or not.

Personally, I would never sit with someone who I knew was committing suicide, but that's just me and what I would do or not do.

I would take this conversation as a HUGE RED FLAG and proceed accordingly..

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Oh, and looking at the big picture, you have to also think of the legal implications.

This is accessory to murder.

Only if they were in the end stages of being terminally ill.

Otherwise, no, they have not explored all the options. I won't hold their hand while they give up.

Hell no, I'm not going to prison because my "friend" can't deal with reality. What a douche bag friend!

That's why you immediately call the cops or stall your friend while another friend calls the cops.

I'm glad you brought this up. I was going to post that if someone I loved and cared about was terminally ill and they wanted to go with grace and dignity, if it were legal, I think I would be able to help them do that. At least, I would like to think I would be strong enough to help them do that.

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