My boyfriend is suicidal, what do I do?

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I was telling him that for religious reasons, we may have to be friends for a little bit but we both agreed that when the time is right we'll pursue a relationship again. We got off of a call together and he said that he felt like sometimes negative thoughts get in his head. He started crying, saying why am I even here AND why do bad things keep on happening to me. He said everything is his fault and he always messes things up. Note that he has tried to kill himself before in the past.
All I did was assure him that this is not the case but I also was extremely concerned because it is necessary that we take a break and become friends for some time due to my reasons mentioned above. What do I do?
I wouldn't forgive myself if anything happened to him

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My ex threatened to kill himself when I was breaking up with him, I told him I would be happy to call his brother or Mobile Crisis to help him. I cant be held hostage due to guilt and manipulation, intentional or not. 
I dont understand the circumstances, but breaking up with the intention of staying friends and getting back together is very odd and unhealthy. Like youre breaking up but keeping a string attached. That sounds like a recipe for drama and hard feelings.

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Text message about him trying to harm himself screenshot and save it.  you call his family  let them know what's going on .then you called the police  have them go to a check on him and tell them that he might need to be in a 72-hour hold due to the fact he is thinking about harming. People who use suicide as a way to keep somebody around are dumb asses.  ex who tried to control me with I'm going to kill myself if break up  he sent me that in text messages . I screenshot I sent it to his mom. I  sent the screenshot to the cops he was putting 72 hours hold and a psych ward for three weeks. With all the text messages that he sent me the hospital an the state thought it was best if he goes to a psych ward because those text messages were considered way be on a 72-hour hold.

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You call the police, and you let them deal with him. He may hate you, but you need to know that his mental health, his happiness, his well-being, none of that is your responsibility, whether it’s for real or manipulation or guilt or anything else, to make you stay, that is not healthy it’s toxic behavior, you let the police deal with him, if they feel he is a threat to himself or to anyone else, they will take him to a hospital or a psychiatric unit to be evaluated and they will decide if they keep him or not. If you don’t feel safe, you call the police, you get a restraining order, you carry pepper spray, you do what you have to do. You are not obligated to stay with anyone especially by guilt or force or manipulation.￼

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Point him in the direction of some helplines and therapy. As sad as it is when someone is struggling with their mental health, if you need distance, then you need to put yourself first. Breaking up is hard, but by no means should it make someone suicidal, so clearly your boyfriend has some issues that need addressing. 
He also shouldn't be using the threat of suicide to keep you around, because that is very manipulative, wether he means it to be or not. 
I've personally dealt with people who have ended their own lives and if he was going to do it, he would make sure it was done and wouldn't be threatening, he's clearly reaching for help. 
Your relationship shouldn't be the only thing keeping him alive, that's a very unhealthy attachment and he needs to find joy in his life besides you. Therapy and councilling and maybe a medication could be very helpful for him to address his issues and even out his mood, allowing him to find more reasons to be here that don't revolve around another person.

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Is there a close friend of his you can give a heads up to? His mental health is his own responsibility as hard as that is. If there isn’t another close person you can have a well being check done on him. 
Put yourself first. I know it’s hard, but your own mental health matters too

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If you think he may harm himself you can call the police and aak them to go and do a safety check on him.

If you are in the UK the Samaritans have a free number he can call with qualified counsellors he can talk to and get help. This service saved my friends life at the start of the year.

My boyfriend is suicidal, what do I do?

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