About 70 percent of people who commit suicide give some sort of verbal or nonverbal clue about their intention to end their life. That means you could be in a position to guide someone to get help before they commit the one action that can never be taken back.
While 30,000 Americans die each year due to suicide, more than 800,000 Americans attempt suicide. Although women attempt suicide three times as often as men, men are four times more likely to be successful in their attempt.
Warning signs of suicide are not difficult to spot, but professionals differentiate between someone who simply has a passing thought of suicide or ending his or her own life, and someone who has persistent thoughts and has a definite plan. However you don’t have to know how serious a person is in order to help them.
Possible Suicide Warning Signs
Have you ever heard someone say two or more of the following?
Life isn’t worth living.
My family (or friends or girlfriend/boyfriend) would be better off without me.
Next time I’ll take enough pills to do the job right.
Take my prized collection or valuables — I don’t need this stuff anymore.
Don’t worry, I won’t be around to deal with that.
You’ll be sorry when I’m gone.
I won’t be in your way much longer.
I just can’t deal with everything — life’s too hard.
Soon I won’t be a burden anymore.
Nobody understands me — nobody feels the way I do.
There’s nothing I can do to make it better.
I’d be better off dead.
I feel like there is no way out.
You’d be better off without me.
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