How to help those with Depression and Suicidality

[jafar]

“If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao The Ching

First is of course not to even try to change that some one.
By telling them, if they want to die then go ahead and die.
That statement somehow have a 'weird' effect..

As usually the more opposition that you show, the more 'willing' they will become to die.
“Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao The Ching

And usually they will 'explain' the 'reason' why they wanted to die.

Based on my experience the 'standard reply' will be 'all the thing that you're thinking / feeling right now actually doesn't matter'.
It matter only because you think it does matter.

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.
What difference between yes and no?
What difference between success and failure?
Must you value what others value,
avoid what others avoid?
How ridiculous!"
― Lao Tzu, Tao The Ching

'A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.'
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching