Then there's impulsive ness. Young people often act impulsively, and suicide is usually an impulsive act. Impulsiveness becomes a particular problem when someone is drunk or high. Still, although they're highly publicized, cluster suicides only account for about 5 percent of all suicides. Because so many young people are impulsive, threats of suicide should always be taken seriously.
Suicide is one case where it's better to guess wrong about someone's intentions than to stay silent.
It's a myth that people who talk about suicide don't do it. And you won't plant a seed in the person's mind that they wouldn't have planted themselves. Suicidal people are stressed and depressed, not stupid. They're capable of thinking of suicide all by themselves. So don't worry about putting ideas into their heads.