You don’t want to kill yourself.” That makes a kid with OCD feel better for a minute or two but then the thoughts come back. Their parent might try to make the child feel better by saying something like, “Don’t say that. When a child tells their parent about scary thoughts like these, two things can happen that don’t help. ![]() They’re no different from thoughts and fears about germs or stepping on a crack. For these kids, intrusive thoughts of suicide are symptoms of OCD. Their brains are telling them things like, “You should stab yourself with a knife.” But they don’t want to do that at all. ![]() ![]() That’s serious and needs to be treated right away.īut some kids who have intrusive thoughts of suicide are actually terrified of those thoughts and have no plans to attempt suicide. When kids start thinking and talking about suicide, it’s usually because they’re depressed and considering making a suicide attempt.
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