Discussion
It is important that you recognize the signs of suicidality and know what help can be called in. In addition, it is important that you know how to have a conversation with a young person who is dealing with suicidal thoughts. When a young person indicates that he wants to commit suicide, you should take into account the following aspects in a conversation:
• Speak open
• Don't panic
• Be willing to listen and give room to emotions
• Recognize the situation is serious
• Do not judge the situation
• Convince the person that help is available
• Openness of business
• Don't leave the person alone.
Discussing the topic of suicidal can be difficult. For support with this, you can contact 113 suicide prevention. They give tips on, among other things, how to ask a young person about the suicidal thoughts. According to them, this is best done with the following questions:
• Do you think: I don't have to do it anymore?
• Do you ever think about suicide?
• Do you think: I don't want to go on living like this?
On the other hand, the following questions are strongly discouraged:
• You don't really want to die anyway?
• You're not going to do stupid things anyway?
• Do you know how much you grieve me with this.
Regarding attitude is an attitude in which there is respect and modesty, a correct attitude. In conversations, you need to be convinced that the young person has something to say and that they also want to tell. It is important that you think about how to communicate with young people. Communicating with young people in a right way means taking the young people seriously, connecting with the young people's story, respecting the youth's self-reliance and showing commitment
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