How to stop suicidal thoughts (I suspect a person I know has suicidal thoughts)
Every person, at some point, wishes to commit suicide, but usually those are fleeing, insignificant thoughts. However, some people tend to keep those thoughts longer and actively think about their desire to kill themselves. Such people usually think there is no way out of their current situation, whatever that is, and feel helpless. But there is only one life, and it should be cherished. There is no problem without a solution, and that solution definitely is not suicide. Check out these solutions we have listed, to understand suicidal thoughts better and learn how to cope with them.
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Be sure to notice conditions that increase risk of suicide
4(5)0(0)These are some of the situations why a person might feel suicidal. If you suspect the person you know is going through any of these, pay extra attention.
- Death or a terminal illness of a loved person.
- Their own news on their health condition; terminal illness.
- Broken relationships, divorce.
- Financial difficulties; loss of their home, job, etc.
- Drug and alcohol abuse.
- Depression that suddenly vanishes, and in the elderly, melancholy that can incorrectly be ascribed to their aging process.
Once you have established that the person in question indeed has suicidal thoughts and tendencies, please refer to our solutions here.
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Be sure to notice the behavioral warning signs
3(4)0(0)If you suspect a person you know is thinking about suicide, check the following list of warning signs, you might find some in that person's behavior:
- Saying goodbye to people all of a sudden.
- Writing a will.
- Giving away their favorite possessions.
- Behaving recklessly, for instance, recklessly driving.
- Being suddenly withdrawn, irritated, nervous.
- Their depression has suddenly vanished and they are being energetic all of a sudden.
- They are developing a suicidal plan, and/or they provided the means of doing it, or are in the process of providing.
- They have already attempted suicide.
- They have self-inflicted wounds.
Once you have established that the person in question indeed has suicidal thoughts and tendencies, please refer to our solutions here.
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Be sure to notice emotional and behavioral warning signs
3(4)0(0)If you think that the person you know is feeling and/or behaving in the ways listed below, they might be having thoughts of suicide:
- Sudden decline in school or work performance or vice versa.
- Decline in the activities the person used to enjoy, also declining sex drive.
- Poor management of self; self-starvation, neglecting of personal hygiene.
- Difficult times such as holidays, anniversaries; the first week after a discharge from the hospital is also very crucial.
- Overwhelming feeling of loneliness, worthlessness, hopelessness, guilt, shame; fear that nobody cares; this means that said person’s coping mechanisms are incapacitated and he or she cannot deal with the problems at hand; they think things will never get better, only worse; they have exhausted all their resources in handling pain.
Once you have established that the person in question indeed has suicidal thoughts and tendencies, please refer to our solutions here.
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