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Suicide threats can make a person feel manipulated, when they come with the implication that the other person will kill himself/herself unless the demands of the person threatening suicide are met.  We should take suicide threats seriously but should not let those threats manipulate us. <ref>[http://blogs.psychcentral.com/wellness/2011/11/manipulated-by-suicide-threats/ Feeling Manipulated by Suicide Threats?]</ref> The UK organisation, ''The Samaritans'' also feels suicide threats should be taken seriously. <ref>[http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/myths-about-suicide Myths about suicide]</ref>
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Suicide threats can make a person feel manipulated, when they come with the implication that the other person will kill himself/herself unless the demands of the person threatening suicide are met.  We should take suicide threats seriously but should not let those threats manipulate us. <ref>[http://blogs.psychcentral.com/wellness/2011/11/manipulated-by-suicide-threats/ Feeling Manipulated by Suicide Threats?]</ref> The UK organisation, ''The Samaritans'' also feels suicide threats should be taken seriously. <ref>[http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/myths-about-suicide Myths about suicide]</ref>  We should not stay in a relationship just because the other person threatens suicide should we leave.  Relationships where one party would rather leave but stays due to suicide threats are unhealthy relationships and do not solve the underlying problems of the person threatening suicide.  People in such relationships should get professional help for the person threatening suicide but if they are unhappy in the relationship they should leave.  The manipulated party should be warm and caring but should not give in th threats. <ref>[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells/201003/what-do-when-feeling-manipulated-suicide-threats What to do when feeling manipulated by suicide threats]</ref>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

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Suicide is the act of killing oneself. It is most frequently attempted, though not exclusively, as a result of mental ill health and, as such, represents a significant cause of preventable death as those at risk generally respond extremely well to timely intervention and treatment.

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Religion

Suicide is viewed by various religions as a sin, including Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Christianity (despite Jesus Christ basically doing so),[1] usually because of "thou shalt not kill", sanctity of life, God's will, and such stuff. God is considered infinitely loving and compassionate, but has little or no compassion for those whose desperation and misery overcomes their survival instinct.

Treating suicide as a mortal sin is almost certainly a retrofit, due to the discovery that preaching eternal happiness in heaven, as the Christian faith does, led to people killing themselves in order to get there faster, a trend which ended with Augustine of Hippo's redefinition of suicide as a sin, rather than a valid means of martyrdom.[2]

Assisted suicide

Assisted suicide, a form of euthanasia, is where an individual is given the means necessary to commit suicide, or is voluntarily killed by somebody else. Assisted suicide is a controversial issue, and illegal in many countries.[3]

Suicide threats

Suicide threats can make a person feel manipulated, when they come with the implication that the other person will kill himself/herself unless the demands of the person threatening suicide are met. We should take suicide threats seriously but should not let those threats manipulate us. [4] The UK organisation, The Samaritans also feels suicide threats should be taken seriously. [5] We should not stay in a relationship just because the other person threatens suicide should we leave. Relationships where one party would rather leave but stays due to suicide threats are unhealthy relationships and do not solve the underlying problems of the person threatening suicide. People in such relationships should get professional help for the person threatening suicide but if they are unhappy in the relationship they should leave. The manipulated party should be warm and caring but should not give in th threats. [6]

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  1. It is thought by some that Jesus' death counts as sacrifice (to forgive humanity's sins), however, this means an omnipotent God sacrificed his son and/or himself in order to forgive.
  2. Suicide:A European Perspective by Nils Retterstøl at Google books
  3. http://www.assistedsuicide.org/suicide_laws.html
  4. Feeling Manipulated by Suicide Threats?
  5. Myths about suicide
  6. What to do when feeling manipulated by suicide threats
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