Title: Suicide Warning Signs: What to Look Out For
Headings: Suicide Warning Signs
Suicide Warning Signs
An expert explains what to look for and how to intervene if you suspect someone you love is contemplating suicide
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Content: This is a myth, and mental health professionals encourage people to ask important questions and gather facts to help someone who is depressed or feels hopeless. When someone is contemplating suicide, their words and actions can give you clues that they are at risk for hurting themselves. People can become suicidal when they feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges. They lack hope for the future, and they see suicide as the only solution. It’s sort of a tunnel vision where other options seem useless. Having a family history of suicide or impulsive behavior is also believed to increase risk of suicidality. Other risk factors can include: History of substance abuse
Access to firearms
Difficult life events
Isolation from others
History of mental illness
History of physical or sexual abuse
Having a terminal or chronic illness
Past suicide attempts
The more signs you see, the higher the risk there is for suicide. Though talking about dying is an obvious sign, there are many others that can indicate risk. There are emotional, verbal, and behavior clues you can observe.