Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Always take suicide warning signs seriously!!!

by Kevin Caruso

Suicide Warning Signs:
Appearing depressed or sad most of the time.(Untreated depression is the number one cause for suicide.)
Talking or writing about death or suicide.
Withdrawing from family and friends.
Feeling hopeless.
Feeling helpless.
Feeling strong anger or rage.
Feeling trapped -- like there is no way out of a situation.
Experiencing dramatic mood changes.
Abusing drugs or alcohol.
Exhibiting a change in personality.
Acting impulsively.
Losing interest in most activities.
Performing poorly at work or in school.
Giving away prized possessions.
Writing a will.
Feeling excessive guilt or shame.
Acting recklessly.
It should be noted that some people who die by suicide do not show any suicide warning signs.
But about 75 percent of those who die by suicide do exhibit some suicide warning signs, so we need to be aware of what the suicide warning signs are and try to spot them in people. If we do see someone exhibiting suicide warning signs, we need to do everything that we can to help them.


International Suicide Statistics


Over one million people die by suicide worldwide each year.
The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.
Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.




U.S. Suicide Statistics (2005)


Actual Suicides
1.3% of all deaths are from suicide.
On average, one suicide occurs every 16 minutes.
Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death for all Americans.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15-24 year olds.(1st = accidents, 2nd = homicide)
Suicide is the second leading waus of death for 25-34 year olds.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students.
More males die from suicide than females.(4 male deaths by suicide for each female death by suicide.)
More people die from suicide than from homicide.(Suicide ranks as the 11th leading cause of death; Homicide ranks 13th.)
There were over 800,000 suicide attempts in 2005 .

1 comment:

  1. i agreed with you that many people die by suicide do not show any suicide warning signs. sometimes they don't even appear to be depressed, and psychopathology doesn't explain all suicidal behavior, and there is a strong connection between depression and self-destructive. in my opinion, there is relation between suicide and depression. when a person feel depress, they may find people to talk about their problems but we might have neglected the situation that they are dealing with, because we would not think that the person's depression will lead to suicide. for us, they are just worry too much or think too much. as a result of that, regardless of how serious the problem is, do listen to them. we do not need to do anything other than listen because a small matter may grow to a huge problem which unable to fix or regret later. consequently, if a friend of us they seek for you to be their listener, take it seriously and put aside things that you are doing because it might lead them to the bright side. for them, there is still someone who willing to listen to them. sometimes, they just need a ear or a shoulder to lean on. if we missed this chances, we might lost a friend or person that we love, until then regret is already too late.

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