If Stan talks with you about suicide as a response to despair and a life without meaning, how would you respond?

If Stan resisted your attempts to help him see that he is responsible for the direction of his life, how might you intervene?
ŠŠ Stan experiences a great deal of anxiety. From an existential perspective, how do you view his anxiety? How might you work with his anxiety in help-
ful ways?
ŠŠ If Stan talks with you about suicide as a response to despair and a life without meaning, how would you respond?