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How to maintain boundaries with suicidal family members

I understand boundaries but when my alcoholic father calls drunk at midnight I always answer because I am terrified he will hurt himself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of losing someone to suicide can make healthy boundaries feel like acts of potential murder rather than self-preservation.

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