Question

If a friend swore you to secrecy and then told you he or she was thinking about committing suicide, would you keep it a secret or tell someone?

Answer 1

I will keep as a secret,

• When we are faced with someone who wants to kill themselves or who is feeling down, our first reaction is to try to help them.

• We give few advices, share our own experience, try to find solutions. In fact, we better shut up and listen.
• People who want to kill themselves don't
• want their questions answered or solutions. They are looking for a safe place to talk
• about their fears and anxieties. A place where they can be themselves. Listening - really listening - is not easy.

• We need to curb our desire to speak: our urge to comment, add our own point of view, or offer advice. We must not only listen to the facts that are told to us but also the feelings behind them. We must try to understand the point of view of the speaker and not impose our own.