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How to treat someone who "kind of" tried to commit suicide?We have a family member who has severe arthritis, is clinically depressed, takes pain medication to excess, then goes through withdrawals for several weeks before the next prescription can be filled and abuses alcohol.
Recently, we discovered that this family member has been stealing pain medication from other people in the family -- to the point these other family members have also been put through the same withdrawal roller coaster.
Yesterday we confronted the family member. Of course even our proof was vehemently ridiculed and denied (that's an addict for ya!). A few hours later, the family member kind of tried to commit suicide, and is full of guilty feelings supposedly for not being able to actually go through with it -- but still denies stealing.
How should we treat this family member? Stand firm with our beliefs and practice tough love, or back off for now. We are at a loss since most of the advice warns that once a person tries to commit suicide, they won't hesitate to try again. Of course this family member will have to go through rehab, but that won't be until next week.
Advice? Thank you.
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well, I would say stick with the tough love. Don't give in.
If he wants to kill himself he will try again and find a way even if someone stays with him I think. Unless someone plans on going with him to the bathroom and shower.
But rehab is a must I would think. Maybe even being admitted to a care facility where he can be watched. If he is suicidal then it will be out of his hands anyway - he will be admitted.
-christina h
ive tried to kill myself six times
and it isnt good at all
he probably doesnt know how to explain how he feels
i understand i cant talk to anyone about how i feel
cause im scared of being sectioned
and when you love someone you protect them so you dont tell them how you feel.
if you tell him your worried then he should try and talk
if all else give him a black crayon n sum paper to write or draw how he feels cause that helped me i did a daily picture whilst getting better until oneday i assked for a coulorful pen that was a break through
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