meaning… saying it’s -always- right to stop a suicide is a bit simplistic.
sometimes people are in too much pain, possibly a lifetime of it. maybe they are just too too tired. it’s not for us to judge them. they have to decide they want to live, it’s a choice they have to face inside and this gets into a discussion of choice that i’m not sure i want to get into here.
i guess if someone sends an email announcing their plans, it suggests they want help. but it would be good to ask the person if they have made a definite choice that they don’t want help. then you can decide if you can accept that choice or not. if you cannot, then you should tell the person not to tell you or you will intervene. then it is up to them. it gets harder and more complicated an issue with someone you are closer to i think.
lest someone thinks i’m cold-hearted and willing to let someone just off themselves… no, really i’m a compassionate person who just knows how deep pain can be and if all other avenues have been explored, sometimes a person’s only hope in their life is that they might finally find peace in this way.