Originally Posted by Alffe

Hi Mam and welcome to the forum. The reactions to a suicide attempt are as varied as the ways people attempt this. Family members always have opinions...shock, anger, shame, denial, disgust.....hopefully they will talk to each other with love and understanding.

While we can't let someone hold us hostage to their threats of suicide, we have to understand the hopelessness that person is feeling....they want the pain to end, they want peace...they don't necessarily want to die.

I always say that people cannot help you if they don't know how you are feeling. Please click on and read my signature.