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Why do people feel the need of talking suicidal people out of killing themselves?

i am sure if a person is suicidal they have pretty good reasons for wanting to end his or her life

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Its human nature to want to save people whos lives you know are going to end. Its just like running to stop a child from being hit by a car.

  • 1 decade ago

    because they are trying to help them realize they are making a mistake because 99% of the time the suicidal person doesn't have a good reason

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