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Anonymous asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsOther - Diseases · 8 years ago

Will he die ? Please help . Suicide attempt?

Yesterday my girlfriend's 17 yo brother Nathan attempted to suicide by taking about 50 pills of aspirine and drinking a whole bottle of artificial vinegar. Hopefully he didn't die but soon started to vomit blood and then said he hears sounds and eventually passed out . We took him to ER but still he is unconscious . Doctors said his stomach wall is destroyed by acids and there maybe a puncture in stomach which will need to be operated. My gf is so heart broken because he's the only family she got . (her parents died from a car crash) . But i'm sacred about him . Will this have any longtime effects ? How can i make sure he doesn't try this again . he's diagnosed with bi polar disorder and adhd and still on medication . please help...!

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  • 8 years ago
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    I'm pretty informed about suicide, made a few attempts myself. Never heard of using vinegar, though. Aspirin is a bit unusual too. Maybe he had the worst headache ever and just wanted to relieve the pain.

    Straight up, you can't help him. He needs professional help. It's one thing to be depressed, another altogether to have bipolar disorder. Think of it like a physical illness that affects behavior. That means he needs qualified doctors to diagnose and treat his illness.

    If he was just depressed, I'd have a whole other shpeal for you, cause I'm very familiar with that topic, like about how to be supportive and stuff.

    But this guy has an illness and needs a professional who can prescribe the appropriate medication for a serious disease.

    All you can really do is be a shoulder for your girlfriend. If/when her brother pulls through, be his friend without applying any pressure. Personal experience tells me anyone suffering psychologically or emotionally doesn't benefit from pressure or uninformed advice. It'll just add to the stress and manifest as anger or hopelessness due to the belief that no one will ever really understand.

    Let the doctors do their thing. They went to school for many years and lost lots of sleep as young adults so they can learn how to help people who are sick.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Therapy

  • Sharon
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    good answere by alicaster

  • 8 years ago

    pray to God only he maybe able to help

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