How do I stop my sister from killing herself?

Sadly, just removing products from your house is not going to prevent someone from attempting suicide.

You and your family should talk to her, listen to her. Be available when she seems depressed. Be an open door she can approach when she feels the need to talk.

Most of the time, people contemplating suicide want someone to show them they are a worthy individual and they are cared for and loved. Do that for her. Make plans for the coming days......give her something to look forward to.

A reason to live is a reason not to die.

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you did not say how old your sister is but if she is thinking about killing herself she need to be in an institution under the care of a mental health professional locking up or removing the products will not stop her.there are underlying problems that only a professional can take care of she is crying out for help and the family need to tell her doctor what she is threatening to do.or call your local help line.or crisis center .Good luck

http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/products/lis...

The web link above contains a list of hazardous products.

In short, anything that your sister can swallow which is not people food should be locked up.

Some things that are often overlooked are insecticides, drain cleaners, fertilizers, aquarium products, flea medications for the pets, and vitamins.

You should also consider locking up knives [even those used to cut meat], guns, and glassware.

If your sister has allowed you or your family to speak with her counselor, that may be a good idea. When she threatens to kill herself, a phone call should be made to the therapist's office or answering machine to let him or her know what is going on at home.

There are four questions that a layperson can ask someone threatening suicide to access risk:

(1). Are you thinking of killing yourself?

(2). How would you kill yourself?

(3). Can you get ahold of the [method indicated in question two] or is it freely available to you?

(4). If a random opportunity presented itself to you to kill yourself, would you?

Your sister may want to consider supportive living where she lives in an apartment and paid staff members visit to ensure her safety. In this manner, your sister would preserve some independence and have goals to work toward. In turn, you her family would not be placed in the awkward position of being her keeper.

If there is a National Association for the Mentally Ill chapter in your area http://www.nami.org/ you may want to consider contacting their office and asking if there are face to face support groups available for you and family members. If not, search yahoo groups and google groups for e-groups you can join for support if you wish.

Good Luck and I hope your sister will be on the path to stability soon!

Your sister needs to be put in hospital. Don't lock away house hold cleaning products. It won't make an ounce of difference.

Have your sister admitted to a hospital on suicide watch. If she is serious the will help her. If she is crying out for help then she may learn a healthier way of reaching people to meet her needs. Either way hospital will be good for her.

How old is your sister?

Is she between 12 and 18?

Hormones and puberty are like gasoline and fire.....EXPLOSIVE!

Maybe your folks just need to put her in the hospital under observation for a few weeks and let the doctors determine whether or not she needs to be medicated.

In the mean time, why not store all the household chemicals, and medicines, in a locker out in the garage and put a pad lock on it?

Well... stuff like Drano is so nasty, I kind of doubt she would actually attempt to take it. There's always insect or rat poisons, too. Chlorine bleach.

What you can do is put a keyed lock on a closet or cabinet and store anything in it that says that it is poisonous or has a poison warning on the label. Likewise with any hand guns or prescriptions... painkillers, blood pressure medicine, diabetes medicine, etc.

why isn't she in a hospital she is a danger to herself and if you take her to the emergency room and tell the docs that she is threatening to kill herself she can be committed for up to 92 hours or is it 48.. detox your house if you cannot bring yourself to take her to the hosp. all cleaners cold medicines aspirin cough medicine all meds. hide the knifes if she is serious you must sit with her for 24 hours. having been in your situation the sooner that you get her help the better it will be, and if her therapist is just seeing her once a week fire her.....

lock them all up and more importantly, get her some help, QUICKLY! call her counselor right now. may not be a bad idea to lock her up until this thing passes. You have to keep a 24 hour watch on suicidal people for their own good.

lock up all of them and send her to the mental institution for some help.