Do you think people who threaten to kill themselves are attention seekers?

[sheikalana]

I have a toxic and evil grandma who’s constantly victimizing herself is extremely manipulative and often provokes arguments mostly with my father her son. She always ends up crying so everyone feels sorry for her and then she threatens to kill herself. She never attempted to do anything like that she’s 84 years old and cam barely move I think she just wants some attention when she says these type of things. What’s the best way to deal with this situation?

[JuanVelasco2]

According to evolutionary psychology, women have fewer actual suicide attempts than men. Women generally choose less effective and less irrevocable methods of suicide and thus attempt suicide more than men, who generally appear to have genuine intent to die when attempting suicide. Furthermore, many spurious suicide attempts are also apparently recorded as representing more serious suicide attempts, in the absence of more objective data of the attempt representing a true wish to die. Feminists often attribute the use of less "dirty" methods of suicide among women to greater empathy with bereaved family and friends, but it could also be evidence of women's lower activity level and propensity to demand emotional support from the bereaved. engaging in histrionic behaviour, e. g. in tears.

[lucas262]

Some.

I think that kind of attention seeking is a cry for help just to be noticed you want it so bad you'll go to that dark place to get it. Sympathy which is a kind of love

[sheikalana]

I agree. I just think is a very manipulative and mean way to do it.

[Apple1996]

Not always some people are just depressed. With your grams tho that sounds like a cry for attention

[Anonymous]

Most of the time yes, they are either attention seekers or manipulators.

There is a reason the suicide rate among men is twice that of women.. When a man wants to kill him self he just wants to die.. Women on the other hand make the attempt as a cry for help..

[Guy13]

Try,
-reporting to her doctor because you fear for her life…that should stop that 💩

[Kaneki05]

I mean ones who aren't don't threat, they try and hopefully fail to then get help.

[exitseven]

Sometimes they are but you never know when they will succeed.

[FýrdracaDócincel]

Yup.

If they really wanted themselves dead, they would have done it themselves.

[20yearsolder]

Most of the time yes, especially in the example that you've given

[sheikalana]

Do you think is best to ignore or give them the attention they want and pretend we’re worried.

[20yearsolder]

In this case, I would say it straight to her face that you pulled this shit all the time, I'm tired of hearing it and I'm not going to give into you. Cut the shit and act like a normal human being

[sheikalana]

She keeps doing the same shit over and over again.

[20yearsolder]

That's what I'm saying, people have to stop giving her her way or she'll just continue to do what has worked in the past

[Waldoe]

Give her attention. she will be DEAD soon

[Agape93]

Yeap

[SignedAutographs]

Yeah