Warning signs that your friend wants to commit suicide
Published on December 11, 2019 at 1:24 PM by Face of Malawi
Suicide is intentionally ending one’s life. Many people become suicidal when they feel they can’t cope with the current situation in their lives.
Some risk factors include bipolar disorder, a chronic medical condition that causes depression, drug abuse and major life invents that has a big impact on one’s life such as loss of a loved one.
How can you notice that your friend is suicidal? Here are the warning signs.
1. Unforeseen calmness
When a person becomes calm after a major depression may be a sign that he or she wants to commit suicide as a way to evade the depression.
2. Engagement in harmful behaviour
When a person engages in risky behaviours and habits such as driving at high speed and drinking too much alcohol might be a sign that he/she sees life as valueless and wants to end it.
3. They copy celebrities who have committed suicide before
According to Elizabeth Berger, a child physiatrist, when people who are trying to cope with depression see their idol commit suicide, they will opt to suicide as a way to escape their misery.
4. Loss of interest in personal appearance
A suicidal person no longer cares what other people think about him/her. What it is in the mind is just to get through the day. He/she even neglect the personal hygiene according to Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, an author and psychologist, speaker.
