Worried friend may have committed suicide

worried136

I'm worried friend may have committed suicide. He has become more withdrawn over the last year and now no one can contact him. He lives alone - I have gone to his house and he isn't answering the door. A few friends have tried to contact him but he isn't answering. He has stopped using facebook and other social websites and has basically not been heard from or seen in a week.

What do I do?

Can I ring the guards and try and break into his house? Do the guards do that or not? Or should I wait for him to contact me or others?

Very worried about him now and don't know what to do.

bmwguy

What about family? Does he have any? Apart from that it's the Garda you have to call. At worst breaking down a door will cost the price of a door or a lock...worth it in my opinion if you are genuinely concerned

strawberrie

Can you check with his neighbours/family. If not I would contact garda with your concerns. Hopefully it will be something you will look back on together and laugh about.

Potatoeman

Try work, family and neighbours first then contact the guards.

pew

Get in contact with his family. They may have a spare key, they may know where he is, definitely worth a try.

If not go to the gaurds.

I hope you are ok op and hope your friend is too. I wish this turns out well for you.

topmanamillion

Ring the guards immediately and tell them your concerns.
They should attend immediately and they'll have the knowledge of what to do.

Augme

Ring the guards now. If you're are genuinely concerned for him there is no way you should be wasting precious time trying to get in touch with his work or family.

worried136

I don't know any of his family but I know he had a big falling out with them a few months ago.
A friend of ours is trying to contact his family as he may have a number for one of the but he is not sure.
He quit his job a few weeks ago so no luck there...and he lives in a block or apartments so I don't know any of his neighbours. But I am going to try and see if I can contact any of them.

Zaph

Don't break into the house yourself. If you have contact details for his family get in touch with them first. If not, contact the nearest Garda station and give them the information you have and they'll decide how best to proceed. I know of a similar case recently (person not contactable) and the Gardaí eventually broke into the house. They specifically advised against anyone else doing so.

The_Kew_Tour

Ring the guards is your best choice imo and I hope everything is ok

failinis

Ring the guards, and after that just try and contact other friends/family or work (if they have a job).
Might just end up being the price of a new lock and door, I hope everything is okay.

pc7

If you can't get a family member please call the guards and have them call in. Don't do it yourself, really hope all is ok and he's just taking time out.

retro:electro

Call the guards, it's not right for the family to be confronted with a scene like that (if the worst has happened)

KikiDee

Call the guards. +1 to anna080. Don't go to his family. Hope you're ok OP.

ahnow

Hi op, ring the guards, if it's the worse case scenario, friends and family should not have to see that. I hope it's not.

Ryan Mac Sweeney

Hi therr
Ring the gardai as this is serious dont waste your time contacting his family as suicide is a terrible and there is already a suicide crisis in Ireland as we speak. Just phone the gardai and get them to kick in his door. At the most it may cost a new door and lock but remember a door can be replaced your friend cant

worried136

He is OK. Won't go into details but it worked out in the end.