Don't joke about being depressed or killing yourself. It gives people who might need help an inaccurate view of what they look like and how others might react to it.

I lost a friend to suicide last week and I wish I could go back and tell her that I took her seriously and I was trying to get her help. I don't know how much of a difference it would have made but I think at the bare minimum it would have been some small comfort to her.<br>EDIT: I didn't expect this to blow up so I'm taking this chance to plug an SPS hotline. 1-800-273-TALK(8255)