I am very worried that my 9 year old daughter said last night that she wants to kill herself by stabbing herself with a knife.

[icemaiden]

This was said last night, after I said no to her having a Macdonalds! Now I know you will think she is spoilt but she isn't. Honest.
She said life is unfair and that she would either run away or kill herself. I asked her if there was anything making her unhappy at school or at home to which she shrugged her shoulders. I assured her that if anything is making her sad then she can tell me and I will sort it out, but she just says nothing. We talk often about what she does in school (which she says she enjoys) and I tell her lots that I love her dearly so I really am at the end of my tether.
I am really really worried. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[society]

Everyone have given great advice. Brenda you've made an excellent point about the GP and psychologist.

[Ice.Maiden]

I also hope that you get the problem sorted out soon icemaiden. Keep on telling your daughter that you love her, and that you're always there to listen, no matter what the problem might be. Keep an eye on how her friends treat her and how she responds to them. By keeping a close eye on her and watching for signs of anything that immediately seems to upset her, you'll probably be able to work out what's bothering her. I'd also have a word with her teachers, and ask them if they've noticed any change in behaviour at school, and to watch out for her.

[karenmac60]

I remember having a fight with my sister and getting told off for it. I then sat down and wrote out an long suicide note and sat back romanticising my funeral and loving how sad they would all be and how they'd wished they'd been nicer to me. I forgot all about it within a half hour or so, but my mum found the note later on and she was really worried about me. I would've been about the same age and I wasn't really thinking about killing myself or wanting to die - just about making them all sorry for shouting at me.

[icemaiden]

Thanks everybody for taking the time to answer.

She seems ok this weekend. There has been no more talk of it but I will be keeping a very close eye on her.
Hopefully this is a one off, she has never said anything like this before, so fingers crossed.

Thanks again

[Jack130]

Try to talk to her,mabey her firends was mean to her, and she was upset,try to hang in there!!!?? Emilee