I just happen to connect yesterday and found someone from lemmy with intense dark posts, they seem to be having a really bad time/mental breakdown.

I don’t know them and I don’t have knowledge, time and space in my head for helping the right way I think, would anyone here have some resources to help ? Or time ?

If you ask in private message I may give more details, this user doesn’t know I read stuff from them, sorry I don’t know how to do this, thank you anyway 🙏

  • Havatra@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    There are many helplines for mental health, try and figure out where they are situated and provide them with the number to call. Ensure to be non-judgmental in the way you make contact, and don’t push it onto them if they don’t want/seek to help themselves (they might further shut themselves in).

    The first step is always to realize it’s a problem, and that will only happen when they feel safe enough to look at themselves as someone who “doesn’t need to be strong” and tackle life alone.

    It’s difficult to know concretely what approach will be the most successful, and how to not be considered a potential threat by them, but I recommend the general kind approach: No judgment, a caring voluntary offer, and no obligations or time pressure.

    I’m no professional, but I’ve had some events in my life. I hope this helps!