How Do You Recognize The Warning Signs Of Suicide?
• Know if there is a pre-existing problem of depression, or another depressive disorder like PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, paranoia, borderline personality disorder, etc. The leading cause of suicide is untreated depression. • Identify the trigger, if posssible. This is a situation or event that has caused the person to feel very depressed or as if they have no way out. Sometimes it may be obvious, but since you never know exactly what’s going on in anyone’s life except your own, you may not have any idea. Their problems may also be caused by a “snowball effect”, where little events pile on top of each other and slowly destroy a person. Common triggers include… • Recent loss of a loved one by death or divorce, or even by their suicide. • Loss of prestige (could be loss of job or business). • Serious illness (chronic pain or exhaustion with no end in sight). • Exhaustion of resources – could be real or imaginary (money or credit lines). • A family history of suicide. • Look f
