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Suicide...
I once had a boyfriend, who was severly depressed, and became
suicidal. The act of his trying to commit suicide broke my heart, and his
families. I decided to write my paper about how to help someone who is sucidal
and how to spot the signs, if there are any. In the last 45 years suicide rates
have increased by 60% worldwide. Suicide is now among the three leading causes
of death among those aged 15-44 (both sexes). Suicide attempts are up to 20
times more frequent than completed suicides.1
Everyone feels sad at some
point — it\'s only natural. But what doctors call clinical depression is very
different from just being \"down in the dumps.\" The main difference is that the
sad or empty mood doesn\'t go away after a couple of weeks, and everyday
activities like sleeping, socializing or working can be affected.
Suicide is
a general term encompassing all types of suicidal behavior, including thoughts
about suicide, suicidal \"chatter\" or threats, deliberate self-harm , and
suicide itself. Suicide is an intentional taking of one\'s own life. It combines
a wish to be dead with the action that carries out that wish. A checklist used
to determine whether a death is suicide include:
(1) They initiate their
death
(2)the desire to be self-destructive
(3) the loss of will to live
(4) the motivation to be dead or to die
There are some certain signs to
watch for,as well, if you think that someone might be considering Suicide. They
are as follow:
· Deepening Depression. A depressed person, who withdrawls
from friends and family, and doesnt seem to be getting any \"happier\"
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Final Arrangements
· Risk Taking or Self-Destructive Behaviors
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Pre-Suicidal Statements. Direct or indirect statements about suicide,
hopelessness or death, even when said in a joking or off hand manner. Sometimes
individuals contemplating suicide will leave hints.
If you think that
someone may be thinking about it. Don\'t try to handle it all on your own, get
someone who knows what they are doing, and talk to his/her family. I\'ve been in
this situation and I didnt take the hints seriously, and he ended up in the
hospital for a week. Lucky, he survived, but they dont always survive.
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