Some
false notions in our society are so prevalent that they sometimes play a
crucial and negative role in our psyche if we try to help a suicidal person.
Here is a list of such false notions:
1. People talking about suicide will never do
it.
Almost every
person who commits or attempts suicide has given some clue or warning.
“I’ll do it
very soon.”
“I have no
choice but to end it for once and all.”
“I don’t know
what I’ll do tomorrow.”
“It’s the only
option I have.”
... Such statements even if told casually are matter of concern
and may be because of suicidal feelings hidden under the calm and composed
person.
Do not ignore such statements. They may signal the call for help...
2. Anyone who tries to commit suicide must be
crazy.
Most suicidal people are not psychotic or insane. They must be upset, grief-stricken, depressed or despairing, but extreme distress and emotional pain are not necessarily signs of mental illness.
3. If a person is determined
to end the life, nothing is going to stop them.
Even the most severely depressed person has mixed feelings about death, wavering until the very last moment between wanting to live and wanting to die. Most suicidal people do not want death; they want the pain to stop. The impulse to end it all, however overpowering, does not last forever.
A suicidal person can be saved from committing
it.
4. People who commit suicide
are people who were unwilling to seek help.
Studies of suicide victims have shown that more than half had sought medical help in the six months prior to their deaths.
5. If one tries to ask about
the suicide, it will give the idea of suicide to that person
A suicidal
person doesn't get this idea from others.
In fact, talking about it with
someone releases his stress.
So, don’t hesitate to ask about the
suicide if you have any doubt about the depressed person.
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