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Cover story help neededHi guys.
Long story short, a friend of mine tried to commit suicide on Tuesday evening. It wasn't a 'cry for help' or anything like that, it was the real deal, but it didn't go right and she's ended up not too much hurt at all, but with alot of regret and some nasty cuts. She doesn't everyone knowing the truth that asks about these cuts. So, she's asked me to help come up with a good 'accident' excuse she can use for when she's back at work in a week or so, back out in the public eye. To describe the cuts, couple of deep puncture wounds on her neck about an inch to the left and the right of her windpipe. Couple of minor ones above the right side. Also two small horizontal cuts on her right wrist, both about a centimetre wide. On her left wrist a nasty looking horizontal cut again, about a centrimetre wide. But also a long scratch up the inside of the arm about 4 inches long. :-/ I initially suggested cat attack (hehe) it would certainly explain the wrist injuries, sort of. Since they're not the typical 'suicide' all the way across the wrist type. My step-dad suggested an incident carrying glasses and slipping? But I dunno. I would really appreciate the help of any imaginative people out there. It's one less thing to be on her mind once this is sorted out. Thanks. Submitted by LJS (129 posts) on June 6, 2008 - 3:23am. |
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I would not help her with a
She is getting help, don't
She is getting help, don't worry about that. Her situation is not the average suicide attempters.
She just doesn't want to have to say 'oh yeah i stabbed myself in the neck' when people ask what the cuts are!
Can't you understand that at least?
Yes, I understand she
Different ways of handling it
Firstly, what exactly does she regret? The attempt or the failure? I think that would be important for you as a friend to know and take care of. But I am sure you´re already onto that.
Secondly, there is a way of being "honest" yet making "fun" about it by being so over-the-top that most people either shut up or or tell a story themselves and only people who have a closer connection to your friend will understand. That´s a very recent experience of mine.
Thirdly, the neck? Was she attacked by a vampire?
Fourthly, take care of her. And yourself.
Sorry for using the term
Sorry for using the term average. I guess i'm just trying to justify it in my head. She's been poorly for over a week and it just got too much for her to handle. Being so ill all the time. Silly as it sounds, that was the deciding factor in her doing it. It wasn't the usual reasons you hear like all round bad life etc.
As for the neck, well, she was going for the artery. Managed to miss everything though.
She regrets the attempt. She sees the failure as a sign of sorts.
Not to be nitpicky, because
Not to be nitpicky, because I know you're really trying help and understand. The term successful suicide is an oxymoron so the preferred term is completed suicide so that you don't unintentionally reinforce the negative thought process. Rather than failure, you can use uncompleted. I'm not being critical of you, just telling you this since most people don't know. Your friend is really lucky to have you in her corner.
Your friend made a very, very serious suicide attempt and it's really important that she be watched and taken seriously and that her attempt isn't minimized. Women generally use nonviolent ways of committing suicide like pills or asphixiation, where as men use more violent means like gun shots or hanging. The fact that she went after arteries show's how serious her attempt was.
Sometimes before people commit suicide they appear to be coming out of a depressive fog and their loved ones think they're doing better. That's because after the "decision" has been made to commit suicide they feel a sense of relief. It's much better to err on the side of caution because you never want to be in a position of having to look back on and wish you did something different if the worst happens.