To want to thank this officer somehow (trigger warning suicide)

[MrsHoodwink]

About 5 years ago I tried to take my own life and was saved by a police officer

I remember him saying who his partner was and I just so happened to know her, by the magic of FB I found them both but obviously wouldn’t contact them

I’ve never tried to take my life again and I believe he not only saved my life and gave my children their mother back, but got me on the right track to dealing with my mental health. Just from that one act on that one day

I don’t want to come across as strange but I just wish he had some recognition for what he’s done

Aibu to want him to know he’s a hero, or do you think he’ll already know?

I think it could be nice to send a email thanking him, I think he'd love to know that you got your life back.

Can you write a letter to him at the police station? Rather than intrude in any way on his private life? And it may help his career if his superiors saw it?

If you know his name write to the local station. Even if he's not based there any more, if he's in the same constabulary, it'll get to him

I’d send him a letter to the station. Most police staff change their names on fb for security reasons so I’d write to him at the station.

I think that's lovely. There's a story in the media somewhere of a guy doing the same, I think it'd make the officer feel so pleased.

Glad you're doing well OP.

What Zebedee said.

Many police forces have a section on their website where they ask that you give them feedback, good or bad. They probably get their fair share of bad, so I'm sure they will very much appreciate some good too. Especially if it goes through their system so that the bosses see it too!

I have done this before to thank some police officers that were truly wonderful at one of the worst times in my life, and I didn't email until months after it happened. I still got a lovely email back saying that although I didn't know the officers names, they would be able to track them down and would ensure they received my message.

Write to his commanding officer, or whatever the police have, they get so few positive letters, usually trivial complaints.

When we found my MIL dead the police officer who attended was so supportive and we wrote to her station.

I phoned the Head of our local High School a couple of years ago and as soon as I said I'd been on the 3.30 bus you could hear his chin drop, Oh God, what have they done now?? He was so surprised to be told how well behaved they'd been on the bus!
Kind words are often the most valuable things we can give.