How do you convince someone suicide isn't the answer?

Question

i have a friend, and i need to help him through hard times and convince him suicide isn't the answer, ive read stuff on the web, but the most promising thing i found was

"Perhaps the most common reason people commit suicide is to stop the pain the are feeling inside. The thing is, the pain doesn't go away. It gets transferred to those you love. Your parents, your spouse or significant other, your kids, your friends and acquaintances. Everybody you know is touched to some extent by suicide. Grief is one of the strongest emotions a person can feel. Do you really want to make your loved ones feel the sort of pain you are feeling? Think about it. If you are convinced that people will be better off without you, you are dead wrong. "

i have finally got him to go asleep, but how do i take away the thought? or at least ease it!? :(

Answer 1

ur friend must be really hate his life. To cheer him up you can make him think of all the good things in life. Maybe u could find an answer from this poem that i am typing from the top of my head. It is terrible.

Pain,

Everyone must go through this phase of darkness.

Sometimes when u r alone and r wrapped by this thin blanket that u feel like u would rather freeze to death. Pain may hurt ur soul and may ruin ur life. But if u decide to take the effort to know that much worse things could happen, someone will cover u with a thicker blanket and u can survive.

Answer 2

Well done in getting him to calm down long enough to sleep.

Talk with him about all the choices that he can take in order to avoid the situation in future.  Discuss any solution and also find as many solutions to the problem that you can.

Let him know that he should contact a doctor in order to see if someone can be contacted who will be able to advise or counsel him further.  If he has parents then he should also talk with them about how he is feeling at the moment and why he is feeling this way.

Answer 3

Tell your friend how much you love him. Tell how how important he is in your life and how happy he makes you. Tell him things that make him feel good about himself. Think about it, do happy people want to end their own lifes? No. Make him feel important and loved. Thats all a person really needs. Always talk to him and make him feel better.  

Answer 4

He has to work it out himself with a therapist.

It's not an easy task.

Though I'd like to say, he's lucky to have such a friend like you concerned about him.

Having good relationships helps a ton.

Best of luck to you and your friend.

Answer 5

judging by your name, hes probably satanic too, so telling him suicide is a ticket to h**l wont work. tell him, that the strong are the ones who stay in front of their problems, and the weak are the ones who take the easy way out.

Answer 6

If he is really considering committing suicide then you need to get him profesional help. If he is just talking and you don't thing he is really a danger to himself then just talk to him and try and get him to talk to a doctor, counselor, or psychologist. If you do believe he is a danger to himself you need to get him to a doctor, hospital, or call 911. If you call 911 they will send someone out to talk to him and decide if they need to take him in for a psychiatric evaluation. Don't take a suicide threat easily....take it seriously.

Someone who is in that state of mind needs some help. You can talk to him and explain you are worried and lots of people care about him and would be extremely hurt and upset if he did something like that. Suicide is a perminant solution to a temporary problem.