WaatWang Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hello, I have a friend here who I feel really needs some help. I know that at one point she had taken over 20 paracetamol tablets in the past, but thankfully survived. However she has begun talking about suicide again and I am very concerned about her. She is Thai, and I don't know what kind of resources are available in the area - does anything exist? I have never had a friend speak like this before, and quite honestly started online reading on suicide.org because I didn't know where to start or how best to help her. It advises that suicidal feelings are often the result of a chemical imbalance that would need to be treated. If taken to a Thai hospital, is this something that would be taken seriously here? Or would they think I am overreacting? Does anyone know of a certain hosptial / doctor that would be best for treatment? Any advice or stories of personal experience would be welcomed. Obviously you may not want personal experiences of this matter aired on the message board, so please pm me if you are uncomfortable about that. I just really want to find a way to help her. Many thanks, WaatWang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Sent you a PM. Suggest you ask a mod to move this to the Health, Body and Medicine forum, there are some very knowledgeable people there that might be able to help more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaatWang Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Thanks very much, Phil! I really appreciate it. Mods, at your discretion you can move this to whatever forum you think will be most beneficial for this topic. I started in Pattaya because I was looking for resources locally. WaatWang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 It could help to know something about her motives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 There is a Bkk-based suicide hotline/helpline she can call Samaritans of Thailand P.O. Box 63 Por Nor For Santisuk 10113 BANGKOK Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter: - Email: Helpline 1: (02) 713-6793 (Thai service 12:00-22:00) Website: www.samaritansthailand.blogspot.com Email Helpline: [email protected] Opening hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 12:00 - 22:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgt99 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Would suggest the samaritans in the above post. If they don't know they will be able to direct you to some organisation that can. Hope things work out for you and your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaatWang Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Thank you everyone for your suggestions and concern. Manarak, she is just under a lot of pressure from both job and family. And the last few months she is just feeling like she can't get ahead or catch a break, kind of like she's been taking one step forward and two steps back for too long. I'm glad she could talk to me about it so I can be here to help her. Thank you all again. WaatWang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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