It's becoming a difficult situation in the US, where "talking to someone" means being forcibly handled by the brutal mental health system and forfeiting several crucial rights perhaps forever, including the right to own a firearm.
It's not clear whom in the US to recommend people contact in such a situation.
No less than four people who are close to me have sought help through official channels in the US, and in all four cases, were treated disastrously. All of them (including one who was 15 at the time) have told me they'd never, ever do that again.
(Actually, I just thought of another - someone whom someone around them "called for help." Same scenario. So that's five.)
It's not clear whom in the US to recommend people contact in such a situation.
No less than four people who are close to me have sought help through official channels in the US, and in all four cases, were treated disastrously. All of them (including one who was 15 at the time) have told me they'd never, ever do that again.
(Actually, I just thought of another - someone whom someone around them "called for help." Same scenario. So that's five.)