the best thing you can do is just be there for him

also 150 mg of xanax is 75 bars isnt it? wtf

It might sound sappy, but you could just tell "matt" that you're worried about them and you don't want anything to happen to them. Probably a really good start.

i told him some similar stuff already, im just at a point where there isnt a whole lot left for me to do. i guess ill just keep telling him.

12:41 PM - BURG BLOOM: real talk i was worried that i would wake up and you would be dead
12:42 PM - [omitted]: Fuk u bish
12:42 PM - [omitted]: Im just pixels on the internet
12:42 PM - BURG BLOOM: yeah
12:42 PM - BURG BLOOM: but i like those pixels
12:43 PM - [omitted]: The new meds im on have a 33% chance to cause seizures ;)
12:44 PM - BURG BLOOM: heres hoping they dont then
12:45 PM - [omitted]: USA USA USA
12:46 PM - BURG BLOOM: how much did you take last night
12:46 PM - [omitted]: All of em
12:46 PM - BURG BLOOM: :(

If you have any kind of personal information then try to contact family / friends / the police directly about it.

This is one of the things where you'd rather be wrong than right, if it turns out that he's faking it then he'll still get help.

edit: Also, I don't really know how america works but I guess there's some kind of national suicide helpline? Turning to them for advice would probably be a good course of action too.

Understand that, if you intervene at any point in his personal life, you're involved until the end. I know having internet friends can lead to real life relationships, since you interact with these people on a daily basis, but establish how far you are willing to involve yourself in this.

Dealing with a person who has chronic depression and drug problems strictly over a voice client can be difficult when trying to make an impression. Consider the circumstances if you choose to publicly announce this to people in his life. You've already announced it here, and enough research on what you already stated can already lead to his steam profile, and potentially, people he knows in real life on steam.

Be there for your friend and talk to him as much as possible. Just remember there's only so much a person online can do. Good luck, I hope everything works out for the best.

Tell him to seek a professional for help, it's what I did. it helps a little bit but its still a little tough

At some point I feel like this guy might be overexaggerating a bit, cause honestly as d_b alluded to earlier this guy should already be dead if he's being honest.

And honestly I don't think their's that many meds out their that have a 1/3 in chance of causing something THAT serious so quickly for just taking 1 or 2...

Though I can see why you're concerned, and it's quite possible that matt might not believe what you said or was high when you said that you were worried about them.

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Do what Herr_P said honestly it's better to be wrong about someone being suicidal than right.

just try to be comforting, you can correct him when hes wrong, dont try to sit in one place with depression and just cater, but try to give him a happier mindset, sadness only leads to more sadness c:

this was a joke

maybe. he said he was having a tough time in school earlier. apparently his blood pressure was pretty high when he took it too. i dont know a lot about prescription drugs, or the human body. but i guess id rather be wrong than have done nothing.

if hes serious call a hotline for him, or his parents... this kind of shit is toxic to your mental state, let alone his already messed up one.

nothing worse than people desperate for attention to the point where they make other people around them worry for them. its a form of manipulation.

1 (800) 273-8255 is the Suicide Hotline in the U.S. They're toll free and you can call them at anytime to help.

i'm with #12 flame and #6 lemon_pulp.

you must realise that there's only so much you can do. try not to beat yourself up over his state and actions too much. the more you get involved, the more it might actually affect your state of mind as well.
i know you probably realise that already, but it's a fair risk :)

wanting to help someone who's in a bad situation is great, but you simply might not be able to do very much.
that said; i really hope things will work out, man.
there've been a bunch of great posts here, i hope they can help you/him a little bit.

thanks. from the sound of it he had a panic attack or something in his car. his last message to me was at the doctors office, he may be going to the hospital.

I hope he's not fucking with you because that's just not cool

Think this has probably been said 100 times on this forum in threads like these...

Not to sound like an ass, but this really isn't the place you want to be going to get advice on an issue as serious as this. If you really do fear for his life, best thing to do is tell his loved ones, (maybe even yours if you guys are close) and get them to help you, or actually have him admitted for psychiatric help (although, he will be resistant). Most people on these forums are not professionals in this area and cannot offer you advice that's seriously going to help you or him besides the occasional "offer him your support" (Which is great and all, but In some cases, it really isn't enough) I've lost loved ones and had some close calls with others and the best thing to do is be swift and aggressive about getting them help, being passive is dangerous when some people are essentially on a timer.

You take him fishing? You should take him fishing.

i live in texas, he lives in connecticut

play a fishing mmo

enabler

I know a lot of people (my sister included) who have dealt with depression (her boyfriend deals with chronic depression and tried to kill himself 4-5 times). They're both fucked psychologically so I'm assuming that Matt also struggles with psychological problems (perhaps bpd?). It sucks but most likely you can't do anything about it. Best way to go is try to support him the best you can, don't get angry at him, don't get annoyed at all, or show any signs of getting tired of his shit. If he is seriously fucked up like a lot of people are in this world, he will probably end up in the hospital with failed organs, barely survive, or die. He may have had issues in his personal life that would lead him to pop pills. Also getting advice from tf.tv is fucking comical, a very small percentage of tf2 nerds know how to deal with suicidal people, get some real help dawg.

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Here's a story; a couple of weeks ago I had to call the ER because my girlfriend, who has borderline personality disorder, had swallowed her antidepressant + sleeping pills after locking herself up in the bathroom.
There was puke everywhere and I was really scared, worst part being I was locked outside, and tried to knock down the door but couldn't in time to stop her from swallowing the pills, so I kind of know how it feels to be powerless when facing a situation like that, although in your case, it's worst, because there's nothing you can do; all he has to do is go offline, and there no way to contact him; at least I could talk to her through the door etc... Anyways, so the ER comes, I show them the pill and we drive to the hospital.

On the way there, they told me that the she hadn't swallowed enough pills for them to harm her, and as I sit by her, in her pill induced trip she tells me: "I'm going to be alright, don't worry, I counted them (the pills)". So i sit here like what the fuck why would she do that to herself?? But during the night at the hospital, I realized that if someone is willing to put themselves through serious shit like that, may it be swallowing just enough pills for it to be scary or messaging your online friend how badly you want to die and listing the shit you may or may not have taken, there's a problem.

They're calling out for help, and if you don't respond well, and just say like "okay dude, whatever, you're over doing it, you want attention", then you're putting your friend in danger. After that experience at the hospital, my girlfriend and I always talk about it, what led to it, why it happened, got all personal with her initimate life and have gotten alot closer, and I think that's what she wanted, and that's probably what Matt wants aswell.
Talk to him, ask him what's wrong, take him seriously. If he's prepared to go as far as to message his friend that he's about to take 600mg of pills, he needs help, and he wants yours, so be there for him

Be there for him, don't rush anything. Tell him if he justs wants to talk, you guys can talk, if ya want to play some tf2, play some tf2. Just let him know you appreciate him and you're there to try to help him out as best as you can.

This year 3 people from my school commited suicide, two of which were my friends. It's the worst feeling in the world to lose someone you care about. Do your best to help him and don't hesitate to contact authorities if it gets out of hand.

coincedently 3 kids from my school have commited suicide aswell this year, i unfortunately never really talked to any of these kids but i still feel terrible

alright i'm from a small town (to give you a picture, there is less than 1000 enrolled in the only highschool in town) and when suicide happens it turns into an event. the last suicide I remember at the high school was about 3 or 4(?) years ago. I was in an elementary school in town when it happened, and when the news got about, most of us (I think grade 5 and up, and theres 5 elementary schools here) got notes telling our parents to talk to us frequently to make srue we aren't doing fucked up stuff. parents obviously took that into consideration and it did help although I was never suicidal.

My friend was however and I have talked her out of binge drinking, taking too many pills, and I talked her out of cutting like last week. To do that, all I did was use common sense. I was kind of aggressive with her but that's what you have to do sometimes, especially in situations like yours. for some reason it inclines them more to tell you what their problem is. I said things like "you're a freshman with potential and you are wasting your time getting wasted on weekdays" or like "i dont understand how you're ungrateful enough to cut when you have a perfectly fine life" stuff like that. it took time but now she doesn't cut, take pills or binge drink anymore. maybe it will help your guy but he seems to be a lot more deep in the whole than my friend was.

http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/2y8vmr/lpt_teenagers_if_you_have_a_toxic_friend_cut_them/

Don't think he's serious about the meds, he's just trying to pass it (the depression) off as a joke (is what most people do when they're depressed/sad) but defenitly try to get a hold of someone that knows him irl, it's your safest bet in ensuring he doesn't do anything rash.