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last night, a couple of people in my apartment and I spent hours convincing a 15yo girl not to jump. dragged her off the 9th-floor ledge, fetched her parents and close friends, got her to eat and drink and lie down, figured out a place for her to stay the night. 1/9
last night, a couple of people in my apartment and I spent hours convincing a 15yo girl not to jump. dragged her off the 9th-floor ledge, fetched her parents and close friends, got her to eat and drink and lie down, figured out a place for her to stay the night. 1/9
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she's safe for now. we're in touch. but I don't have the language to describe what it felt like to whisper to a young girl, "I've attempted before. please believe me when I say this feeling will pass." 2/9
she's safe for now. we're in touch. but I don't have the language to describe what it felt like to whisper to a young girl, "I've attempted before. please believe me when I say this feeling will pass." 2/9
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and I don't have the language to describe what it felt like for us to forget covid-19 protocol for a bit and just hug, snot and tears and awry mask and all, with all the chaos happening around us. 3/9
and I don't have the language to describe what it felt like for us to forget covid-19 protocol for a bit and just hug, snot and tears and awry mask and all, with all the chaos happening around us. 3/9
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but if there's two things I wish everyone reading this takes away, it's this:
a) please, please take a mental health first aid course. ESPECIALLY if you've never experienced the headspace of wanting to end your life. learn to go into survival mode and not panic. 4/9
but if there's two things I wish everyone reading this takes away, it's this:
a) please, please take a mental health first aid course. ESPECIALLY if you've never experienced the headspace of wanting to end your life. learn to go into survival mode and not panic. 4/9
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b) if, god forbid, you ever find yourself in a situation in which you're begging someone not to end their life (be it familiar face or stranger), you have to LISTEN unless they ask you otherwise. keep them talking, not saying anything except to ask questions. 5/9
b) if, god forbid, you ever find yourself in a situation in which you're begging someone not to end their life (be it familiar face or stranger), you have to LISTEN unless they ask you otherwise. keep them talking, not saying anything except to ask questions. 5/9
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keep them talking until they stop crying, until professional help arrives, until they're physically too drained out to re-attempt for that short period, until they're feeling like they're finally being heard. it's the WORST time to guilt them. 6/9
keep them talking until they stop crying, until professional help arrives, until they're physically too drained out to re-attempt for that short period, until they're feeling like they're finally being heard. it's the WORST time to guilt them. 6/9
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do NOT say things like "think of your parents/friends", "how could you do this to me?", "think of puppies and rainbows", or other things that are not about listening to them. please give them the dignity but urgency you would give to someone in a car accident. 7/9
do NOT say things like "think of your parents/friends", "how could you do this to me?", "think of puppies and rainbows", or other things that are not about listening to them. please give them the dignity but urgency you would give to someone in a car accident. 7/9
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that's all I have to say. I'm not a professional, just a fellow survivor. I'm sorry in advance if I phrased something poorly. to my mutuals, I apologize in advance too if I'm wonkier and more absent over messages/calls than usual. 8/9
that's all I have to say. I'm not a professional, just a fellow survivor. I'm sorry in advance if I phrased something poorly. to my mutuals, I apologize in advance too if I'm wonkier and more absent over messages/calls than usual. 8/9
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I'm figuring out a way to take some time off to follow up on the girl's safety, while still trying not to neglect uni and friends and self-care, AND hoping no one in the crowd that had formed was infected. so yeah, sorry again. thanks for reading this far. 9/9
I'm figuring out a way to take some time off to follow up on the girl's safety, while still trying not to neglect uni and friends and self-care, AND hoping no one in the crowd that had formed was infected. so yeah, sorry again. thanks for reading this far. 9/9
