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>From: xgrigoryrasputin

>well...im not a professional...but have heard it said that if they are really
>thinking of doing something like that...they dont speak about it...they do
>other things...such as get all their treasured things together and start
>giving
>them out to people they care for....that may be something to watch...but as i
>said i really dont know that much about it...i do know that we had a friend
>whos 17 yr old brother commited suicide and thats exactly what he did...they
>didnt see the signs at the time....his was tied to drugs somehow though.....

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Betts!  You are exactly right about the other signs.  This girl was talking too
much and not doing the other things like giving away her possessions....BUT...I
knew a girl in highschool who threatened to kill herself all the time.....cried
wolf...or so we thought.  She never had any other symptoms other than all the
talking about it....and yes she eventually killed herself.  It was horrible. 
Many of us still carry a certain amount of guilt with us.....but some of us did
try to get her help when she was talking so much about it.  She was a master
manipulator....and knew just what to say to get out of the hot seat when being
questioned by the counselor. Several people have wondered over the years if she
really meant to "scare" everyone, but accidentally killed herself in the
process.  There was even a counselor at school telling us that the police
thought it was an accidental overdose and not a suicide.  

These are the times in our children's lives that are so difficult.  I am so
thankful mine feel comfortable confiding in me, but I wish I had a cheat card
with all the answers on it!