And advice to the logibros: do not break lock until they are out of harms way.

The point is, though, that I bet if I contacted anyone here in GD and told them I was depressed and thinking of hurting myself, they'd be there to listen and would get me the help I needed.

We pick on one another here in GD. We poke, troll, and generally argue till we're breaking keyboards (up to 5 here). And, maybe, some of us go too far sometimes.

Confirming that I would indeed help. 7o.

And advice to the logibros: do not break lock until they are out of harms way.

The point is, though, that I bet if I contacted anyone here in GD and told them I was depressed and thinking of hurting myself, they'd be there to listen and would get me the help I needed.

That's actually the opposite of the (very limited) suicide prevention training I got. Pass them off to the professionals and disengage before you become their primary contact, because once that happens, you need to be available 24/7 for months.

This is actually true. Although it feels selfish or harsh, the most important thing you can do is make sure you get the person into the hands of professional folks as soon as possible. You are not passing the buck - if someone truly is on the brink, get them trained help.

That said, Rowell's comment is equally true: if someone reaches out to you, don't drop the ball and expect "someone else will take care of it". Stay with them till they are in pro hands.

For a game full of brutal untrustworthy pirate renegades that are both feared and loathed by the rest of the MMO world we have an amazing ability to donate huge sums of cash to help people.

I got 99 mental illnesses but depression ain't one.