Ex threatening suicide.

I see this myth on here all the time and it simply isn't true, most people who die by suicide have spoken to someone about it. Very few suicides are out of the blue.

Aside from whether op should act in this specific instance please don't spread this misinformation, it could be a different story for someone else.

There is no depth some people won't sink to.

It's a manipulative, abusive tactic. Ring for a welfare check as a concerned citizen then block his nasty, bullying arse on whatever remaining forms of contact he has.

Contacting the police because he is threatening suicide will either stop him doing it entirely, or be the start of him getting a domestic abuse charge, and a paper trail if op decides to go for a non molestation order.

It's for ops benefit, not his.

I was about to say something similar but you have put it better

No. This man will be shuffling around you for a long time yet unless you totally ignore him

Block him. Delete his emails without reading them

I think people are suggesting that for OPs benefit not for his. Incase the very slim chance he actually does anything at least OP will know she did something. Not that she has to but some people may struggle if he did do something to himself and she did nothing

Btw these types never change. He will find someone else to do this to and wreck emotional havoc on them. So don’t feel guilty

He’s playing a classic tactic manipulators do when they don’t get their own way. Ignore him he probably won’t do anything he just wants you to come running. If you can’t do nothing then phone the police and tell them about his threat they can check on him. He’s not your problem

I genuinely dont understand many comments on here.

Why is it the OP's responsibility to contact the police, or contact his GP (WHAT???)

If he does decide to end it, so what? His decision.

The OP has enough to think about rather than farting around after a man who just wants her attention.

You need to stop reading any and all communication from him. This is the only way you'll be properly free of him.
When you feel responsible or guilty, remind yourself that everything he wanted from you, you offered him. Yet he chose to abuse that by choosing to drink, fight and make your life miserable and create a toxic household for your son. So if he's unhappy now, he caused that by rejecting the opportunity to make a good life with you.

I had an abusive ex who threatened suicide after I ended the relationship. When that didn't work he then made up a story that he had cancer.

This is his last ditch attempt to control you. I would strongly recommend you don't engage with him at all.

Ignore. He’s not your responsibility and he’ll continue yanking your chain if you respond.

Yes if you really were going to do it and wanted to you wouldn’t tell a soul

this is emotional abuse - well documented as a tactic by women’s aid

and look how it’s worked OP - you are the one feeling bad now

This sounds awful, sorry you are going through this😔

I would raise the suicide issue with his GP - if this is a genuine risk, get them involved and let them assess. It sounds more likely that it is the latest in a string of desperate and abusive communications towards you rather than he is actually going to do this, but you could leave that with the GP. I would then send a simple response saying you don't want him to contact you again, in whatever way feels right to you but no more than two lines. I have the impression for some reason that your son is an adult, is that correct?

Ah he has been reading 'the script'!

So boring, my ex did the same. 15 years on from his saying he is "walking to the train tracks now", he is still around and annoying everyone unfortunately

I know a few people who have committed suicide, and none of them said beforehand that they wanted to. They were not attention seekers like these pratts of men are.

Block his emails and move on with your life

Ask the police for a welfare check.

Tbh I’d ignore it- not your issue, even calling the police for a check to me is a pass to keep
contacting you. I’d send an email confirming that any more contact you will be deem as harassment and report him.

You should telephone the police and ask them to do a welfare check on someone who has contacted you saying they want to end their life. My ex used to do this. He stopped when officers attended his local pub and questioned his drinking buddies about his whereabouts. He was quite happy to threaten suicide as a form of control, but less happy when I stopped being controlled by it and outsourced the concern to services.

Dd had this problem with her ex. I called the police to do a welfare check, which they did.

He then decided she got them to check because she cared and he kept doing it, which resulted in a DA charge against him.

Make sure you keep copies of everything he is saying to you in case it does escalate, meantime call the police for every threat of suicide.