Idk how to format properly (English isn't my first language, so sorry for everything ig). It is my first time posting on Reddit despite being a user for a little longer than three years. Alt account bc I desperately NEED the advice.
I met this person through a site where we can make up little fanfics, and we bonded over anime, Minecraft, and other little interests. We have been friends for about 6 months at best. We exchanged Discord usernames, but we barely talk there, so idk much abt them besides the fact that they are American, and are struggling a lot with mental health, with school problems and with the fact that their partner cheated on them not too long ago.
This is where my problem lies: a week ago, they posted that they want to end it. It was a lengthy post about how they lost motivation, and that they are tired and just wanted to give up. I tried my best to cheer them up, tried to talk to them about their life and what they are going through, and it worked for a little while.
They talked about their GPA and other school stuff, and that was that. We kind of just chatted loosely through Discord or through the comments of the site I mentioned earlier. I really thought they had stopped thinking about it.
Yesterday I logged on to the site, and there it was, a new post about how they didn't go through with it last time, but this time they will, and that they won't reach out to those who love them, not to make anyone upset. They said something along the lines of 'It probably won't be for a few days, but I don't think I'll be reaching out to anybody here personally again before I go.'
I don't know what to do. I commented on the post a lot about the hardships of life, about keeping trying, but nothing seems to get through to them. I don't know what to do. idk anyone from their inner circle, I don't know their family, I feel lost, but I need to keep trying, pls tell me ways to get through them, maybe other words..? I know I can't force them to stay, I know this might seem selfish of me to be asking them to keep going even though they are struggling mentally, but i just need them to hang on...
(Sorry for length, maybe useless info, format, english. But i am scared.)