Listen
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The second step toward changing teenagers’ decisions to suicide is to listen to what they have to say. This step is just as tough as figuring out their emotions. As friends or parents of a teen who has risks of committing suicide or experiencing severe mental illness, they should listen to what the teen has to express rather than listen to respond back immediately. If you are someone who knows a young person that wants to suicide, listen to them, put yourself in their shoes and try to feel what they feel. The more you get to know how one feels and what they need, you can reassure them they you are there for them and you care about their existence. The most important thing is to not make them feel more pressure than they already have, such as being frustrated at their ideas of suicide and making fun their perspectives on the world or putting your opinion before theirs. Some teens prefer to seek for professional helps, and when they do, parents need to fulfill their wishes of going to the therapy immediately instead of waiting. However, parents should make sure that they, themselves, are available anytime their teens need to talk.