The six reasons people kill themselves are as follows:
- They're depressed
- They're psychotic
- They're impulsive
- They're crying out for help
- They have a philosophical desire to die
- They've made a mistake
Psychotic people usually suffer from some sort of mental illness such as schizophrenia. Treatable
They are implusive. This is mainly from drugs or alcohol.They become drunk and they gain self pity and may attempt suicide. Treatment for suicidal thoughts is not as necessary as working to stop the use of the substance causing this. The specifics are unknown such as if they only think that way from the substance, if it will come back, etc.
They are crying out for help. They don't per say want to die as much as get help or strike out at people who hurt them. Treatable
Philosophical desire to die is most common in terminally ill patients. This is when they believe they will die already and just want to no suffer through life and the pain it brings. Treatable in some ways.
They made a mistake. If you watched World's Greatest Dad you'll have seen this happen. Its when people choke themselves to get to a high from asphyxiation. Treatable
Source: geograph.org.uk
Alex Lickerman, M.D. published April 29,2010 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201004/the-six-reasons-people-attempt-suicide
Why is talking about suicide always seen as thinking about committing suicide.?
This was really interesting. I liked how you split your paragraphs up into the 6 reasons; it caught the readers eye and was easy to read.
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