| User | Comment |
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LindaH    | | posted 11-Jan-2005 11:47pm |
Probably not. |
| spidertea | | posted 11-Jan-2005 11:51pm |
NO. |
Irene007   | | posted 11-Jan-2005 11:52pm |
Not always...  |
| darkshadowsseeker | | posted 12-Jan-2005 12:07am |
Sometimes. |
| BerrieGrrl | | posted 12-Jan-2005 12:37am |
no, not if they're genuine. |
| EyesOfCharisma | | posted 12-Jan-2005 1:22am |
I believe if u wanna do it........ DO IT. If you bring it up to someone, then you are trying to get help.....or attention...whateva |
| Biggles | | posted 12-Jan-2005 7:13am |
It could be, or it may be fatalistic calm and knowing that you have to say goodbye or explain why before you kill yourself. |
bill  | | posted 12-Jan-2005 7:36am |
Yes, but life in general is a plea for attention.
 Thanks for reading my comment! |
jettles  | | posted 12-Jan-2005 9:21am |
hhhmmm, i would tend to think yes. or you could call it, a genuine attempt at proving to oneself that no one cares about you and if noone reacts then i am right and will kill myself. |
| caviartaste | | posted 12-Jan-2005 9:30am |
Absolutely not. It is a necessary reaching out for help in a time of need...it doesn't matter what for. If the person needs attention - there's a REASON they need it!!! |
| Sahndya | | posted 12-Jan-2005 11:53am |
I think it would depend on if the person sharing the thoughts is open to accepting help. If they are genuinely reaching out, then it's not "nothing more". I knew one girl who constantly threatened just so she could get her own way (because everyone knew she came from a trouble background), but she wasn't open to accepting help or seeing someone professional who could help her. I think it gave her a sense of power or something, and that was really frustrating. But like I said, if someone share's those thoughts or feelings, and they're open to trying different methods of getting help, I think it's very positive. |
| cerealkiller | | posted 12-Jan-2005 11:57am |
Yes and no. For those not really serious about it I think it is mainly looking for attention.
For those really serious about it I think it is an attempt for help, an excuse not to go through with it. |
| Updown | | posted 12-Jan-2005 12:01pm |
Sharing genuine suicidal thoughts is a call for help. Sharing false suicidal thoughts is a plea for attention. |
| Updown | | (reply to bill) posted 12-Jan-2005 1:03pm |
What about hermits? |
| Enheduanna | | posted 12-Jan-2005 1:20pm |
No. |
| kirst | | posted 12-Jan-2005 2:23pm |
No. |
| bill | | (reply to Updown) posted 12-Jan-2005 4:56pm |
Hermits draw attention to themselves by setting themselves apart. |
| Updown | | (reply to bill) posted 12-Jan-2005 5:04pm |
That is true. They are the subject of much rumor and debate. |
Iseult  | | posted 13-Jan-2005 3:42am |
Oh yeah, I do it all the time. |
| dora | | posted 13-Jan-2005 12:29pm |
Of course it is more than a plea for attention, most of the times, and even when it is there's something wrong anyway and the person shouldn't be dismissed as an attention whore or a drama queen or anything. It's dangerous to do so. |
| iamdonte | | posted 15-Jan-2005 1:22pm |
I wouldn't call it a plea for attention, but I would call it a plea for help (if nothing more than for someone to listen to how they felt). |
| JessicaWoman99 | | posted 16-Jan-2005 4:13pm |
Suicidal thoughts are not a plea for attention, suicidal thoughts are a plea! for help" HELP ME! I have been here and I have tried suicide a number of times , and my Therapist and the Police take me very seriously, and I am on medication Prozac for my depression, and I have no intentions of harming myself ever! now that I am who I am, in this life? Sharing suicide thoughts should not be taken lightly. Besides, who knows if I mean, what I truly say to them? I could just as easily fool them and commit suicide before they know what is happening! it can take a matter of seconds for a person to kill themselves I tell you this from experience, and what I have been through in life. I have been in Psychiatric Hospital Wards before for attempting suicide. |
| Iseult |
I used to think like you, but once you get older you might come to realize that people see through such things instantly. Don't think too much of it, okay? |
| EyesOfCharisma | | posted 17-Jan-2005 11:30am |
It always makes me laugh, hearing that people 'attempted' suicide... I mean crap, if you cant kill yourself right... What else do you got... It is just cries for help... I have never tried to kill myself, but I will tell you, if I wanted to do it, I could, it wouldnt be an 'attempt' |
| ASexyBabe | | posted 18-Jan-2005 9:08am |
could be or not, I don't wanna make the decision about which it is |
| Iseult |
You're so funny 
I wish more people approached this matter the way you do. It would discourage many people to seek attention in this way, but rather to try to prove themselves positively. |
| EyesOfCharisma | | (reply to Iseult) posted 18-Jan-2005 4:04pm |
will u marry me |
| Iseult |
YES!!! |
| EyesOfCharisma | | (reply to Iseult) posted 18-Jan-2005 5:04pm |
woohooo!!!!!! Am I taking your last name, or are you taking mine? |
| Steelhorses | | posted 18-Jan-2005 9:55pm |
The problem is that you do not know when they are genuine or not. After the third or fourth time, it gets to the point that it is not believable anymore. I have known one person that did commit suicide and that person never even discussed it. I think discussing it is a way for people to open communications with the person or people that are causing them pains. |
| Iseult |
We can take each others'! |
| EyesOfCharisma | | (reply to Iseult) posted 18-Jan-2005 11:55pm |
ok, ur last name is Sevedge...what is mine |
| pengy | | posted 23-Jan-2005 3:14pm |
It is a plea for help! |
| southernyankee | | posted 23-Jan-2005 3:25pm |
no, its more of a cry for help. |
Melf  | | posted 23-Jun-2008 4:30pm |
Of course not. |
