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About Lynne Luckett
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I can answer questions about surviving suicide, about losing a family member to suicide and how to heal the hole that is left behind by a loved one committing suicide.
Experience
My father committed suicide when I was 8 years old. It took me 13 years to even start dealing with his death but once the healing started it was truly an educational experience. I know now that he is with me all the time and though his physical self is no longer here, his spirtual self lives on in me and my son. I'm now 49 and have talked to several people about losing a loved one to suicide and have received some positive feedback about my advice. I am a medical transcripitionist and have been in the medical field for 20+ years. I feel I survived my dad's death to have the understanding to be able to help others. I love to help others.
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You are here: Experts > Health/Fitness > Mental Health > Suicide Prevention > helping a friend
Expert: Lynne Luckett
Date: 2/12/2008
Subject: helping a friend
Question
So it seems through this school year two of my friends have become depressed. It kills for me to see them like that. One had started cutting and finally stopped for like three weeks. then went back. It kills me everytime she talks about it, but she needs me here i know that. One other thing with her is that she is a very stuborn person, does almost the opposite of what you want her to do. How can i help her, and get her through this when she seems like she doesnt care about what i think??
Answer
Hi Chloe,
From what I read, the best you can do for your friend is to listen to her, be there for her and suggest she get some help. You have put the ball into her court then and it's important for you to realize that from that point the decision is entirely hers to make. She chooses to live or die. She decides whether she is going to forfeit this precious gift from God or let the world know what a wonderful person she is. There is no one like her in all the world and someone out there is waiting for her to impact his or her life. If she chooses to die, she will miss out on so many opportunities but, again, that would be HER choice and not something you should take responsibility for.
You sound like a very good friend and she is very lucky to have you in her life.
I hope this helps even a little. I will be praying for you and your friends and know that God loves you all and so do I.
Sincerely,
Lynne
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