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TW s/h, suicide
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It is so incredibly manipulative to regularly live tweet cutting yourself, describing where there's blood, and then publicly discuss considering suicide afterwards- especially if you give goodbye messages in between, then go dark for long periods at a time.
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It is so incredibly manipulative to regularly live tweet cutting yourself, describing where there's blood, and then publicly discuss considering suicide afterwards- especially if you give goodbye messages in between, then go dark for long periods at a time.
It is baldly manipulative and has one aim in mind: scaring those who care about you.
And while I applaud those people who have the energy and mental strength to support them and attempt to help them, the sort of help people like this need is medical intervention.
And while I applaud those people who have the energy and mental strength to support them and attempt to help them, the sort of help people like this need is medical intervention.
If you can call the appropriate mental health services on them and it is safe for you to do so, that is what you need to do.
People who act like this need very real help.
People who act like this need very real help.
That being said, it is disgustingly manipulative to live chat or live tweet self harm, remarking on the presence of blood, with no trigger warnings or regard for anyone else's safety or mental health.
This isn't about one person. This is about multiple people I've seen recently.
I am running out of patience seeing people pursuing the basest manipulative, abusive instincts that all of us have.
I am running out of patience seeing people pursuing the basest manipulative, abusive instincts that all of us have.
I usually try to go out of my way to show compassion and attempt to understand but this sort of behavior is abusive, plain and simple.
I've had these thoughts. You've had these thoughts. We've all had thoughts of "I wonder if my friends would be sad/care if I was hurt'
I've had these thoughts. You've had these thoughts. We've all had thoughts of "I wonder if my friends would be sad/care if I was hurt'
Following through with these is manipulative and abusive to your friends.
If you act like this, please, I'm begging you, talk to a doctor or therapist or counselor rather than taking it out on those who care about you.
If you act like this, please, I'm begging you, talk to a doctor or therapist or counselor rather than taking it out on those who care about you.
This isn't me saying never to talk about being depressed or having suicidal thoughts or self harming.
There is a lot of diffence between self harming or having depressive or suicidal thoughts and doing it live, where everyone can beg you to not and you get the satisfaction of leaving them to wonder what happened about you and worry for am hour.
Talking about your thoughts and feelings, even "wow I want to kill myself tonight," "I'm feeling the urge to cut myself, please talk to me and help me not do it" is very different from "oh here's a knife" [don't do it!] "oh look at all the blood everywhere." [doesn't post for 1h]
You can just request support. Ask people to talk you down, to give you kind words, to talk about why you deserve to live. You don't have to live tweet it for a reaction
YOUR FRIENDS CARE ABOUT YOU.
ASK FOR HELP.
DON'T threaten your way into getting it.
ASK FOR HELP.
DON'T threaten your way into getting it.
