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Addiction & Recovery

hollysmom

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1. I sympathize with you but am the wrong person to give advice

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 01:46 AM

Mar 2013

I had a friend who did commit suicide, so obviously not good at stopping them

Just remember you can't live other people's lives for them, what ever she does is her own responsibility. Sometimes you can stop one attempt, but not anther. Her family is probably closer to help.

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I'm afraid my friend is going to kill herself [View all] Contrary1 Mar 2013 OP

I sympathize with you but am the wrong person to give advice hollysmom Mar 2013 #1

She quit once Old Codger Mar 2013 #2

Xanax is notorious for 'rebound depression' NMDemDist2 Mar 2013 #3