This article focuses on the awkward days or weeks after the confession when the risk is not necessarily high but you are feeling anxious and don’t know what to do after you’ve done an assessment, or made an appointment with a therapist or psychiatrist. You may even feel you are on “suicide watch.”
You probably want to ask, “Are you OK?” every time they walk in the door. You may even jump every time that phone rings fearing it’s “the call.” You may even be tempted to exact a promise they won’t try suicide or dismiss their thoughts as “trying … Read more...