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this not a useful take imo bc this seems as if we are blaming the suicidal human for reaching out for help!!! whether this take is “correct” is really dependent on how we approach suicide in society and social spaces.

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(yp = young people) https://twitter.com/vaultgnf/status/1385043236452962307

firstly, framing suicidal people as the issue here is problematic. suicidal people are never in the wrong when in crisis, in fact, no one is. we need to be moving away from negative + blaming talk around who can and can’t “deal” with suicidal people. 2/

this tweet is really generalised, and makes it sound like every person is the same. this is not useful because suicidality as an issue is not about individual people, it’s about how we approach suicidality as a society. we are taught to view suicidality as hostile. 3/

instead of teaching young people that suicidality as something that should be feared, we need to teach healthy peer support methods to allow for safer and more planned out exchanges for people in crisis, and the people supporting them!!! 4/

uninformed yp may not be able to talk someone down from suicide,+tbh that experience will more likely traumatise them. this doesn’t mean that we should stop people from doing support for their friends! we do not need to hide people from suicide, we need to teach better support.5/

this tweet is suggesting that no minor will ever be able to help a suicidal person, which is frankly not the case! instead of accepting this fact, and alienating suicidal people, we need to work on building structures that make everyone feel safe when supporting each other. 6/

such structures include: having friendship groups that are solid in how to support each other and who know what to do for their friends. working out specific processes for suicidal people to act out when in crisis and talking about these things beforehand. 7/

about a year ago i would have agreed with this tweet. but since then i have learned that we do not need to demonise suicidal people for the rights of others, minors included. instead of building negativity, we need to build structures of care and love, everyone deserves that! /8

if you are interested in seeing resources and more things about this, please message me i’m happy to share peer support guides, extra threads and other cool zines and things.
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stay safe, love to you all, and pls share this thread!!!
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