How to stop suicidal thoughts (Somebody I know has suicidal thoughts)

By no means tell them anything that can put their life in jeopardy, like things listed below:

1. Don’t belittle them for their problems, since what is to you or others a minor problem, to them it can be big and overwhelming. Their coping mechanism cannot handle  something that others' might.
2. Don’t tell them that suicide is selfish or sinful; don’t judge them.
3. Don’t tell them phrases such as ‘you don’t mean that’; ‘you will go to hell for it’, and similar things.

If you are facing with a person who has suicidal thoughts, you should be as supportive and understanding as possible, and make sure you follow the adivce listed below:

1. Be with them at all times during their crisis.
2. Be a good listener and let them to talk as much as they want about their problems and thoughts of suicide.
3. Seek professional help with them; stay with them throughout everything.
4. Offer hope and reassure them.
5. Show them that you care. If you notice they act strangely, ask about the nature of such behavior, ask them when such feelings and thoughts have first started, ask if there is anything you could do for them.
6. Tell them to endure as much as possible, when they are feeling they could kill themselves any minute; tell them to postpone it by a day, by a week, by a month, until they feel differently and see that they can actually manage their problems and carry on living.