Title: How to Deal With Suicide, Get Help - Crisis Text Line
Headings: How to Deal with Suicide
How to Deal with Suicide
How to Get Help If You’re Thinking About Ending Your Life
Warning Signs
Suicidal Behavior: What People Contemplating Suicide Might Say
Suicidal Behavior: What People Contemplating Suicide Might Do
Suicidal Behavior: How People Contemplating Suicide Might Feel
Suicide Risk Factors
How You Can Prevent Suicide
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Content: Suicide Risk Factors
The world around us impacts how everyone thinks and behaves. As much as sometimes we all want to make a safe bubble, that is simply not possible. So, both external factors (like relationship challenges, work stress, or trauma) and internal factors (like trouble regulating and processing emotions) can increase the risk of suicide. 1.THE INTERNAL STUFF
Some of the health factors that can leave a person at a higher suicide risk include mental and physical health conditions such as: Depression
Addiction
Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia
Anxiety
Chronic pain or other serious health condition
Traumatic brain injury
2. THE EXTERNAL STUFF
Several circumstances in a person’s world can increase their likelihood of a suicide attempt. These include: Access to lethal means like guns or pills
Prolonged stress
Stressful life events or major life changes
Someone else’s suicide, a loved one or even a celebrity or character
3. THE STUFF FROM YOUR PAST
Personal connections to suicide or trauma can greatly increase someone’s risk of suicide. Three key risk factors experts and mental health professionals look for are: