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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