Trying to help would just enable the behavior (providing them attention), so I leave such people to their own devices after the first one or two personal chats on the matter. Sad people love talking about what makes them sad, and I don't find that boring until it loops.
Honestly, if they want to off themselves, I probably wouldn't be able to stop them, just delay it. It isn't my responsibility anyway, and the "serious" ones tend to not tell people in advance. The minute I try to "save" someone, they risk becoming my charge, my responsibility, and often enough risk them forming expectations based on how my actions will supposedly affect their mortality.
by Silkthread
- Roll your eyes and feel nothing because you think they're full of shit like always, then go on with your activities like nothing -the only correct answer. ignore suicide posters, do not reply to suicide posters, do not believe their lies
- Try to call and check in on them just in case they mean it this time? - if you do this make sure you contact me, i have a timeshare in Marbella you may be interested in!
- Leave a million desperate messages on their fb trying to convince them of all the reasons they should continue to live, even though there is no proof they want to die? - yar, that timeshare has just gone up by 50%! and my North African friend (who is a prince) has an offer you won't be able to refuse!
- Hope they really mean to do themselves in, and actually succeed? - lel, le' edgy as fucc XD badboi as fucc sociopath liek' teddy bee
this and only this.
it's second nature now, I don't even roll my eyes, all facebook seems to be is people posting "cant cope with this shit anymore" or "quitting facebook, too much drama", your example isn't too much different.
They're the ones trying to cause the drama, wish they'd just lighten up and not take things too seriously, life's not exactly THAT important anyway, no point feeling bad when you're gonna die eventually, once you die, you have no money, no job, no family, you lose everything, just enjoy it while it lasts.
Personally, I don't think I'm going to die, it's just everyone else that will, I can imagine them dying at some point, but me? nah.
Thats more just the "different" part of me thinking that rather than the possible sociopathic tendencies.
i have about 50 friends on FB, as far as i know thats a low number and i had one person who posted really stupid shit and i unfriended her the first time. later she added me again and i found out i can just remove her from my feed and i wont have to explain anything. since then i could befriend anyone and just remove him from my feed. so i keep my fb wall tidy with politics, tech news, music and funny images.