| Suicide |
| The warning signs |
| If you are thinking about suicide |
| How to help someone thinking of suicide |
| The warning signs |
| - Talking about committing suicide - Has trouble eating or sleeping - Major changes in behaviour - Becomes withdrawn - Loses interest in work and school/college - Makes a will - Gives away things that are sacred to them - Has already attempted to commit suicide -Takes unnecessary - Has reason to consider it due to a recent severe loss - Has become preoccupied with death and dying - Has lost interest in their personal appearance - Increases how much they use of alcohol and/or drugs. |
| If you are thinking about suicide |
| As we keep saying we are not professionals, so if you are seriously considering killing yourself visit suicide: Read This First now. It is absolutely excellent. Just please read it right until the end. |
| How to help someone thinking of suicide |
| - Be direct. Don't beat around the bush. Get straight to the point. - Listen, the person obviously has a lot to talk about and to work through. - Be supportive. Make youself available to be contacted when needed. - Don't dare them to go through with it. - Don't act shocked. - Don't allow yourself to be sworn to secrecy, go and seek support, as this is a difficult thing to bear alone. - Offer hope of different alternatives, but don't just lie abour reassurance, other wise they may lose faith in you. - Take action, remove as many means of suicide as possible. - Seek help from professionals who specialise in suicide prevention. |
| Contacts |
| Contacts |
| - A doctor - A school counsellor - A private counsellor/therapist - A community mental health agency. - A suicide prevention or crisis centre - such as the samaritans, see the top of the page. |
| * samaritans 08457 90 90 90 www.samaritans.org.uk if you are not from the uk please use this site to find contacts. www.suicide-helplines.org* |