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I'm not sure if I'm looking for a moral and ethical discussion, or if I'm just trying to figure out how to move forward. I'm not sure the two are necessarily exclusive.

I have a friend who has lived most of her life in trauma. The last few years I've known her, she has been suicidal almost constantly. I besides her immediate family, I am the only person who has known her for longer than a few months, because everyone usually leaves. I don't know enough to know if that's because she pushed them away or if she's just a lot to handle. Neither would surprise me; she's very self destructive.

Last night she told me she's chosen a date, and told me the plan for her death. And I'm just... Not sure what to do. I've begged her to stay for three years. I don't want to lose my friend. But am I being selfish? With the life she's lived, is it cruel to ask her to keep on living?

Every therapist she's been to has either deferred her to a colleague or had her forcibly admitted to an asylum or rehab. She hates it there. She's terrified of going back.

I don't know how to help her. And I just want her to be happy. Should I just let her die? Should I hold a death day party for her? Should I call the police that day and tell them her plan? I am unsure what to do. I believe she can live a happy life. But it's not really my decision is it?

When your friend wants to die, how do you help them?