Preventing Suicide

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Those struggling with depression will be relieved to have the opportunity to share their disturbing thoughts, including the ones about suicide, with someone else.

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Suicides can be prevented. People can be helped. When people are suicidal, many times they’re highly ambivalent, they are unsure about suicide. They’re torn between a desire to live and a desire to die.

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On the outside, someone can appear to have it all: a great job, a healthy family, an active social life, a beautiful home, but no one really knows what’s going on inside of someone.

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There are almost always warning signs before a suicide attempt.The survivors of a suicide often say that the intention was hidden form them. It is more likely that the intention was just not recognized.

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Everyone has the potential for suicide.

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Many suicide methods are very painful.

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People who die from suicide have often told someone about not wanting to live anymore or they do not see the future. It’s always important to take seriously anybody who talks about feeling suicidal.

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The suicide rate for this age group is below the national average, and suicide risk increases with age. The age group with the highest suicide rate in the U.S is men and women between 45 and 64. Though particular groups may be at higher risk, suicide is a problem among all ages and groups.

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Suicide is often due to a combination, sequence or repetition of distressing life events – depression may just be one of the many stressors a person is struggling with. Someone who isn’t depressed can still be at risk of suicide and not everyone suffering from depression dies by suicide.