Suicide Ideation: "Going home to god" - Part 2

["Tom Hanna" <tph3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Suicide Ideation: "Going home to god" - Part 2

My original correspondent gave me this link.  I would emphasize, however, that this is not a phenomenon limited only to one faith, and I am hoping to hear more discussion on the *general* concern.

http://rr-bb.com/

I quote from my correspondent with her permission.  The original post she found said this:

"And I know there has to be something to this. My daughter is almost five, and even at her tender age, she is already 'world-weary'. Of course, she's five, so she loves her toys and her bike. But she loves Jesus more than anything, and she asked me the same thing..."Are we going to Heaven to be with Jesus soon because this life is really hard and it's taking too long. (smiley face) Out of the mouths of babes..."

I looked a little further into this member, and it appears as though this person is a teacher. 

Found at this link:
http://rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=37576&page=2

Going to any thread in this website is enough to make me worry about all of these people, but I'm less inclined to be concerned about the adults, who have a choice in their religion.

Thanks again for your help."

End of quoted text from private communication.

--Tom

Original post by Tom Hanna:

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I have recently been contacted by someone deeply concerned about an Internet Forum where parents seem to be training their children to reject this life in order to go home to their Maker.

The concern expressed is that the parents are encouraging suicidal ideation, and that this will play itself out in action. Parents brag to each other when their 5-yo children say they are tired of living and want their Maker to come and take them away (In the case involved, I have provided the concerned person with links to http://ncmec.org and http://childhelp.org 1-800-4-A-CHILD so they can get some direct feedback.)

Since such "loathing of earthly life" is a part of several belief systems, does anyone on this list have input -- historical or contemporary -- that casts any light on the "risk" attached to the belief?  How do CPS systems respond to reports of this kind?

There is an additional dimension to this phenomenon.  The "Discussion Forum" is "anonymous" so the concern is that anonymity is a dangerous cloak for possible harm.  Any experience on this aspect?

Is there a National Suicide Prevention hotline that might have already had to deal with this concern?

--TIA
--Tom


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