I am so sorry for the loss of your niece. That must be a horrible nightmare for you. Please know that we are all here for you.
Originally Posted by
Bluehawaii 
... She will use this to threaten me when things don't go her way.....
When things don't go her way she will find _something_ to threaten you with. It doesn't matter what she finds. She will poke around and try a million different things until she finds something that hurts you and she will use that.
Originally Posted by
Bluehawaii ...How do you tell someone that who is vulnerable and possibly susceptible to suicide? ....
If she threatens suicide you respond the way you would respond to _anybody_, whether a family member or a stranger on the street. You call 911 and have the experts help her. You are not a shrink, you don't have the skills or training to know how to help someone who is threatening suicide.
If your daughter were to have a heart attack in your living room you would _not_ go get a kitchen knife and sewing thread and do the surgery yourself. You would call 911. Suicide is no different, you don't do the "mind surgery" yourself, you call for help.
Mike
