Such a sweet fellow who was always smiling. Take, for example, a dear friend of mine who coincidentally took his life during the making of this very article. And disastrously, sometimes there are no warning signs at all. Sudden changes in one’s behavior such as severe mood swings, one turning to or increasing the use of drugs or alcohol, reckless or vengeful behavior, extreme changes in sleep patterns, or an abrupt sense of disconnection or isolation can also be an indicator that someone is experiencing suicidal thoughts. But sometimes these warning signs of suicidal intent are not so obvious.
Whether you, yourself have suicidal tendencies or not, it is important to know the warning signs of suicidal behavior. Things like, talking about wanting to die looking for a way out having no reason to live being a burden to those around them feeling hopeless, helpless, trapped or in unbearable pain.
Chances are, they are going to find the closest toxic substance and start chugging, look for a rope and tie a noose around their neck or grab a gun if they have access and pull the trigger. In fact, according to WHO (World Health Organization), those are the three most common suicide methods across the globe, with firearms typically being the weapon of choice and the leading cause of suicidal death by a whopping 51%. Surprisingly, 25.9% of folks who don’t have access to a firearm will go out by suffocation or hanging and 14.9% will poison themselves. So sad considering suicides are 100% preventable, yet remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Of course, those are not my intentions and speaking from experience, if one is that serious about ending their life the last thing on their mind is, “Hey! Let me jump on Google real quick and see how I can go about this.” Nope. “ So, you’re just helping others who are unhappy with their lives find a way out? That’s still effed up!” It’s just for an article I’m working on!” I can understand my partner’s concern when he glanced over my shoulder and saw me searching for the 11 quickest, painless, easiest ways of killing yourself. Of course, he didn’t feel any better about my “interest” on the sensitive subject when I responded with, “no need to worry yourself.
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