How to console a suicidal friend?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>So I was lonely one day, and I created an imaginary friend (Elizabeth). She was smarter than I expected, so in the first five minutes of her life she already figured out that she was imaginary and I'd created her. Which means she treats me like God. And she thinks the whole purpose of her life is to make me less lonely.</p>

<p>Which was very flattering at first. But now whenever I leave her alone to talk to my parents or my real-life friends she gets really depressed and feels like her life is meaningless. Last night she was begging me to let her die. At 3 am. I held her off and she says she feels better, but I still think she might make an attempt in a couple of weeks unless she finds a purpose outside of me. I keep telling her she can find a new purpose, but she refuses to believe there is hope. And she's really mad at me for creating her to be "miserable and worthless."</p>

<p>I've already lost one imaginary friend to an existential crisis. I don't want to lose another. How can I pull her back from the edge?</p>

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<p>Give her a lifetime supply of imaginary chocolate.</p>

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<p>She already has one. Heck she had steak for breakfast today.</p>

<p>I’ve also tried imaginary antidepressants, but she refuses to take them. She says her problem is existential and not biochemical.</p>

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<p>This sounds like Frankenstein.</p>

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<p>Take her to Therapy for imaginary friend</p>

<p>and maybe bake her an imaginary cake!</p>

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<p>hmm are we gonna have CC Imaginary Friend next? SWEEEEET</p>

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<p>give her some imaginary placebos</p>

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<p>stop taking psychological drugs??</p>

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<p>Seriously, guys, she’s really bothering me. I was late to class today because she was insulting me and deliberately keeping me from going. She’s saying things like “if you won’t listen to pleas I’ll just annoy you until you kill me.” Even my friends hate her because she depresses everyone she talks to.</p>

<p>I wish I’d made her nicer, but I already created her and this is who she is. I’m almost tempted to fulfill her request just to bring peace to both of us. But I still think she might change.</p>

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<p>nottocrazy</p>

<p>how do u have no posts?</p>

<p>and u just posted a bunch of times.</p>

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<p>Have you considered an imaginary psychiatrist?</p>

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<p>have imaginary sex with her</p>

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<p>1) I tried the sex thing with a bunch of my other imaginary friends. It wasn’t very fun. Plus Elizabeth made me promise specifically not to do it with her. Something about not being a lesbian.</p>

<p>2) I took Jennifer to an imaginary psychiatrist a while ago (she was the other friend with the existential crisis. What happened was she also accidentally found out I created her, which was terrible for her because she was used to being smarter than me and she couldn’t deal with me being God). I don’t know how well it’s working, I’ve mostly lost touch with her. But last time I saw her she tried to get me to kill myself so she would die.</p>

<p>3) I think Elizabeth would refuse most forms of treatment right now. She still thinks I created her to be unhappy, so she doesn’t think there’s a cure.</p>

<p>4) Posts in the High School forum don’t count.</p>

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<p>Have your imaginary friend create an imaginary friend to worship her.</p>

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<p><em>stares blankly</em> </p>

<p>nottocrazy, either the ‘imaginary friend’ is you or some other real life friend than go see a counselor. </p>

<p>If really have an imaginary friend, go see a psychiatrist</p>

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<p>Use your imagination.</p>

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<p>Xbox is the best way to console someone.</p>

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<p>^ mario… hehe :P</p>

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<p>Send her to imagination land</p>

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<p>Haha, you remind me of the Youtube show Imaginary B*tches. Though the idea of Elizabeth sounds more scary then Catherine and Heather. Check it out. Maybe it’ll help you figure out how to handle her.</p>

<p>I’m hoping you really don’t believe in imaginary people though.</p>