Is sharing genuine suicidal thoughts nothing more than a plea for attention?

Probably not.

NO.

Not always...

Sometimes.

no, not if they're genuine.

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

It could be, or it may be fatalistic calm and knowing that you have to say goodbye or explain why before you kill yourself.

Yes, but life in general is a plea for attention.

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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.

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!!!

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.

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.

Sharing genuine suicidal thoughts is a call for help. Sharing false suicidal thoughts is a plea for attention.

What about hermits?

No.

No.

Hermits draw attention to themselves by setting themselves apart.

That is true. They are the subject of much rumor and debate.

Oh yeah, I do it all the time.

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.

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).

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.

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?

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'

could be or not, I don't wanna make the decision about which it is

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.

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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.

We can take each others'!

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It is a plea for help!

no, its more of a cry for help.

Of course not.