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I'm seeing a lot of posts about "reach out to your loved ones" and those are def good, 100%.

But some of the posts also kind of imply that if you push harder to reach out you can prevent suicide. It may be true sometimes but not always, and that's not a helpful narrative: it sends the wrong message that you *should* feel responsible for someone's suicide. One of the hardest things about dealing with suicide is accepting: it's not your fault. (cotd ...)