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Suicide Warning Signs, Statistics, and Prevention
Suicide, or the taking of one’s own life, can be a difficult thing to understand. Here you can ask and answer questions about the warning signs of suicide, where to give or get help, how to deal with the after effects of someone you know killing themselves, statistics, and moral or religious views. The intent is not to offer answers to how to harm yourself. If you feel like you need to talk to someone or are worried about someone you know, a listing of hotline numbers can be found in the answer to What should you do if you are contemplating suicide?
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Can you be charged for trying to comit suicide?
Not charged exactly, but put under care and counseling. To do this something must be wrong so the authorities take the point of view that help is needed.
What are some examples of suicidal dialog?
If you have any questions about someone feeling suicidal, call the Suicide Hot-line! You can ask them for examples and suggestions about how you can handle it. If you're concerned they may be serious, call 911.
People who are feeling suicidal do not become more suicidal if you ask questions or talk openly about it. It actually helps them feel better that someone cares to ask. It is better if they get angry rather than feeling hopeless. People who are thinking of suicide are depressed, feeling hopeless &/or being abused and don't see there's anything they can do about it. It is better to tell someone who can help even if you agreed that you wouldn't tell anyone. If they feel betrayed, they'll live to appreciate your concern. If they're under 18, call the hot-line asap to see who you should contact about it.
Whether they are threatening to kill themselves for purposes of manipulation, take it VERY seriously and call 911 regardless of how upset they might get with you. Whether or not they were serious, it's the best way to keep them from trying to manipulate you or someone else again. You are NOT responsible for how they act out their feelings!
How many suicides have there been due to bullying?
In total? It's impossible to say. Though on average there are 4,400 suicide deaths of young people every year, and studies have shown approximately half of these are due to bullying.
Does Seattle have the highest suicide rate in the country?
Not consistently. It varies from year to year.
Which profession has the highest suicide rate?
elderly white males
dentists, white male physicians, and third are veterinarians. Easy access to drugs, high stress job.'Acceptance of euthanasia' cannot be considered a factor. Dentistry is considered the highest as most of their time is spent staring into someone's mouth, with little else to do in their job. Despite earning a lot of money, this cannot make up for the little job satisfaction available.
Answer two:
"health care professions in general show a higher than average suicide rate. This is especially true of those in emergency services, EMTs and paramedics who respond to crisis calls." per an Associated Content article by Michelle L Devon
What if you want to kill yourself?
If you feel depressed and hopeless you should talk about how you feel and what you can do about your situation. Call this toll-free hotline in the US for assistance: 1-800-784-2433.
Below is a link to the national suicide hotline if you want to kill yourself dont do it your wasting your life.
life is good and important and it would be way to early for you to die
i would know i wanted to do it Don't get onto a hot line and talk to someone, call a friend or someone that cares about you, you may think that no one cares about you but there is some one out there that caes, Take Care. dont kill yourself.... and if you seriously are... go get a therapist or help... and if this doesnt change your mind... think of all the ppl you would hurt if you did... do something crazy and outgoing! like rock climbing First of all, call 911 right now. Then seek counseling about this deep depression thought. Nobody can answer whether you will go to heaven or hell since nobody has ever been to either place and returned to earth as a mortal, except Jesus himself.
Nothing in life is that bad to warrant suicide ... get professional help right now ... not in a minute or two or tomorrow, but right now. Well, I don't really believe in all the heaven and hell stuff, But, I do know one thing for certain, This is not up for discussion, Its A proven fact!:
If you kill yourself You are gone for good. There is no reset button, or doover, or Sorry I won't do it again.
If there is A god and its the way believers claim, then YOU GO TO HELL if you kill you.
If its not as believers claim, Then YOU ARE OVER FOREVER. NO SCORE. NO POINTS.
If you are really upset enough that you want to die, What I suggest you do is:
move,
Run away,
Get completely away from the life you hate so much, Do whatever you want, Don't talk to anyone in your current life.
Its like this:
If you are dead then you can never try again, or forget and forgive.
If you just get the hell away, You can go back anytime you chose.
While I agree with both of the contributions above, I also want to make a point. If you are a Christian (if you have claimed Jesus as Lord of your life) you will not go to hell no matter what. If you are not, and you die without fixing this situation, yes, you will. God loves you and wants you to come to Him. He can give you unlimited peace and contentment. He is understanding and will listen to whatever you say. The Bible says,"Cast allyour anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-8" He can help you deal with any problems. Contact someone who you know to be a strong Christian to help you.
(and make sure that they aren't self-righteous, because there is nothing worse than an arrogant, I'm-better-than-you-and-you-have-to-do-this-and-you-have-to-do-that Christian) Tell yourself it's OK to have these thoughts; just about everyone does at some point in their lives, but it's not OK to act on them. Try to get yourself involved in something you enjoy. Call a friend, talk to someone, get around people. Being alone with these thougts just makes you think about it all the more. If you have a plan, and have what you need to carry out your plan, call a hotline. There are also suicide web sites that will write back to you. I know this sounds trite, but these thoughts will pass. Depression can overwhelm at times, and it's OK to ask for help. There is help that is free or for little cost. There are people who care. Seeing a counselor would be good; ask your regular doctor for the name of one. She or he has heard this request many times, and will be understanding. Please realise that just about everyone has had these thoughts, and you are not alone. You are a person of worth, and depression can be treated. PRAY TO GOD FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP. YOUR LIFE IS WORTH LIVING NO MATTER HOW BAD IT MAY SEEM AT THE PRESENT TIME.
Should you have the right to commit suicide?
there are re sons that suicide is illegal no one cares if someone dies without involving the public but you must understand that if you lets say jump off a building and you fall in front of a person who is just walking home from their job or doing something other and they see the lifeless person that has fallen from the sky because well they could just not take life anymore either because they were going through a rough patch or because they fell as if they are already dead now you tell me how you would feel if you saw this and I'm not talking about the TV shows in real life i suppose it is an unbearable thing to see. i myself am going through a rough patch but I'm 13 and i know there is more to life than i would ever think of and ever be able to think of i have also had death thoughts but i have seemed to think my way through them and i realised while realizing how much others in different country's are suffering i realize that my life is quite wonderful.
No. They interfere with your mental health.
But while these thoughts may not be normal, you aren't the only person dealing with suicidal thoughts. There are thousands who have felt the same way you do. You are not abnormal or an outcast just because of suicidal thoughts. Please check the related questions and links.
Why did Michaela McAreavey commit suicide?
Michaela McAreavey did not commit suicide. She was murdered whilst on her honeymoon, five staff members from the hotel she was staying in were arrested, one was released without charge, the other four are still being held in connection with her murder.
Why did Brian Jones commit suicide?
Brian jones did not commit suicide. He wax murdered in his swimming pool by a man he fired has a home helper who hated him.
How many milligrams of clonazepam would be lethal?
Recently I've been talking with my doctor (psychiatrist), and he said that a high dose of clonazepam could cause a cardiac arrest, and death too.
I've heard cases of overdose of medicines to sleep, and the two cases i know the persons didn't die; just went into a coma for some hours.
With mice, research has been done, and the lethal dose was 50 milligrams per kilo (50/1).
So, if you want to die and you are 65 pounds, you need to take 3250 milligrams. It is 1625 pills of clonazepam 2mg. It's impossible. Forget this. Your stomach won't hold that much.
We are not mice and maybe for us the lethal dose is even higher. I don't know.
A little more...This is an interesting question, and I think a little background is called for:By the 1970's or so, sleeping pills (hypnotics/narcotics) were frequently of the barbituate family. And these were occasionally used as "Calmatives", anti-anxietals, etc. The barbituate family of drugs has some very dangerous side effects. Perhaps most notable are they're easily lethal in low dosages, synergize with alcohol so that the lethality increases dramatically, are wildly addictive (in the psychological and physiological sense), and the addiction requires hospitalization to break. Going off barbituates cold turkey frequently resulted in convulsions and was often fatal. But that was then... Nowadays, barbituates are very hard to obtain, either with a prescription or even on hte black market. They're hardly ever used in medicine at all anymore, although some uses remain current, mostly in in-patient anesthesia.
The drug family called benzodiazepines became popular soon after. Benzos aren't really sleeping aids per se, but they have properties in common with drugs like Ambien (zolpidem), and serve well as calmatives, antianxietals, tranquilizers, antiemetics and quite a few other things. Best of all, even in astronomical doses, they aren't particularly lethal. Clonazepam is of this family.
This isn't to say that you can't overdose on benzos;l just that it takes a LOT of them and lethal OD's are very rare indeed. Can they cause damage? Yes they can. Are they often deadly? No they aren't.
If you commit suicide do you go straight to hell?
Some say so. I think the threat is to dissuade people from suicide, particularly when it's the result of depression, which is treatable.
Many people who do commit suicide are mentally ill and not considered responsible for their actions.
What is the youngest age someone has committed suicide from bullying?
- It is believed that 11 year old Thomas Thompson who attended Wallasey School in nearby Moreton took an overdose of painkillers after students at his school ridiculed him because he was clever. The general age begins at 10 to 14 in the United States where bullying is the highest. Thankfully, parents are becoming more proactive as well as many students in the school who form groups to protect victims of bullying. One must remember that there are only a handful of bullies and the majority of students are just fine. However, if any student or group of students who see a victim being bullied and walk on by are just as much at fault as the bully. Be proactive; get parents involved (in some countries and in many States ... New Jersey has a no tolerance limit of bullying.) The police are also creating task forces to catch cyber bullies and the punishments in some countries and some States (including Canada) are harsh punishments for bullies and even harsher punishments for any bully or group of bullies that push a young person to suicide over bullying tactics.
Did Jeremy Brett commit suicide?
No, Jeremy Brett died of heart disease most likely as a result from smoking heavily for many years and from the complications caused by lithium, the drug he had to take for his bipolar disorder. Linda Pritchard was by his side when he died.
How many people committed suicide because of December 21st 2012?
An outstanding 2.1 million (out of 7 billion) on this Earth committed suicide because of the predicted end of the world 12/21/12. Mostly groups or cults decided to commit suicide to either not live through this hypothetical and predicted tragedy. But when the day passed with no grief, tons of families have to live with this regret.
Is Amanda Todd's soul in Heaven or Hell?
No one but God knows anyone's final destination, it is not our place to judge another or decide what God's decision is of their final fate. We can only learn from these tragic events and pray and commend her soul to the mercy of God.
WHat is the correlation between suicide rate and untreated depression?
The correlation between suicide rate and untreated depression is almost directly proportional. Most untreated cases of depression end up translating in to suicide cases.
How long does it take to die by hanging yourself?
It varies depending on a person's weight and how far they drop down when they step off the platform. It ranges from instant decapitation to taking an hour or so. There are actually three ways that hanging can kill you - decapitation, a broken neck, or suffocation. Decapitation results from a very long drop.
People have recovered from hanging in which their neck is broken, and they are paralyzed for life.
Suffocation from hanging can result in convulsions, shock, and dizziness to name a few. The person may also recover and have a condition where the brain enters the spinal cord. This results in death within a few days to a few years.
Did big Kenny's sister commit suicide if so was it after holy water was released?
The song was written about Big Kennys sister who was raped.
What addiction has the highest suicide rate?
Gambling is the addiction with the highest suicide rate. Ironically, it isn't even a substance, however it is just as addicting as any other substance. It is a compulsion which can cause someone to lose all of their belongings and put them into a place of hopelessness and despair, which leads to suicide in those who cannot see it through nor seek help for their problems.
