Winston Salem Health: Suicide
29 Oct, 2008 | Written by admin | under Winston Salem Health
Suicide Warning Signs
- Talk of death, suicide, or harming oneself
- Chronic panic or anxiety
- Constant insomnia
- Altered personality or appearance
- Changes in sleeping or eating habits
- Dropping grades
- Giving away treasured possessions
- Becoming isolated – pulling away from normal social activities
- Talk of depression, life is not worth living
Signs of Depression
- Loss of interest in formerly pleasurable activities
- Dissatisfaction with life
- Withdrawal from social activities
- Loss of energy
- Feeling useless or hopeless
- Irritability
- Great concern with health problems
- Sadness or crying
- Worry and/or self-criticism
- Difficulty concentrating and/or making decisions
- Loss of appetite and weight
- Insomnia or hypersomnia (sleeping too little or too much)
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation (lethargy or excessive restlessness)
- Recurrent thoughts of death
Listen to the “cry for help”
- Express your concern
- Describe counseling services available
- Call the Counseling and Behavioral Health Center (303.871.2205) if you would like consultation regarding how to deal with someone who may be suicidal












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