I didn’t know that when someone tells you that they have a plan for how to kill themselves, they are in imminent danger. I thought, wrongly, that encouraging Danny to talk about his fantasies of suicide would make him want to act on them even more. I didn’t understand then that it could have helped to let him talk about how he was feeling, that sometimes you have to let uncomfortable conversations continue. It was another lost opportunity. With hindsight, I wish I had said, I am sorry that you are feeling this lonely. You can get through this tough time. I will help you. We all will. You are
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