Suicide Warning Signs In Teens & Adults

The Indian media has widely publicized the many suicides that have rocked Mumbai city. These were reports of young children who have taken their lives due to being unable to cope up with the pressure they face each day. Apart from these children, there are many adults too who take their lives for some reason. For some, it is the inability to cope with stress or mental agony. With others, suicides are the result of emotional or mental illness, which gets out of hand. In fact, it is reported that India is among the countries with the most number of suicides! As far as the Western world is concerned, the figures are no better. Statistics of the whole world show that approximately 20 million people attempt suicide each year. Not all of these attempts are successful. However, those who survive a suicide attempt rarely recover from the trauma of the act in itself. Suicide is a devastating reality, and has increased over 300% in the last decade worldwide. You can help prevent suicide as well as attempts to commit suicide by watching out for some warning signs. If you feel that someone is thinking of killing themselves, do not hesitate to ask them. You will not be putting ideas into their head because if you think that they are thinking of it, then the idea is already there. Be alert, therefore, to identify potential suicide victims, and thus save lives.

 

There are some people who are more at risk of committing suicide than others. These categories of people are as follows: