Articles on Suicide
Suicide:
What Do You Think about It?
Since we have just passed through Christmas, the highest suicide period
of the year, I thought it was time to address this taboo, yet all-too-common,
topic. What do you think about people who commit suicide? This is an
interesting question and one that produces a variety of responses...
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Suicide:
My Thoughts on One Case
In "Suicide: What Do You Think about It?" I talked about the
varied reactions of people to the phenomenon of suicide. Today I want
to talk about a recent example of a typical reaction to suicide, one
that I experienced just prior to Christmas, that season of love, family,
and pronounced spikes in the annual rate of suicide... (Read
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Speaking
Ill of the Dead
When I wrote my two recent blogs on suicide expressing my sadness that
there are people who still believe that those who commit suicide are
selfish, I waited for more of the same. I did not have to wait long...
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How
to Help a Suicidal Person (1)
What would you do if you suddenly encountered a friend, family member,
or even a complete stranger who was showing strong signs of imminent
suicide? Few of us are taught what to do in a situation such as this,
so let's look some ways to deal with this extremely difficult situation...
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How
to Help a Suicidal Person (2)
This is the second in a series of articles on dealing with an emergency
involving a highly suicidal person. In How to Help a Suicidal Person
(1) we covered issues such as not leaving the potentially suicidal person
alone, what to say to the person, and the avoidance of physical contact
when dealing with a highly disturbed or threatening person... (Read
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Talking
to a Suicidal Person
Dealing with a person who is having suicidal thoughts is thankfully
not something we have to deal with every day. Consequently few of us
are prepared should such a situation arise. In How to Help a Suicidal
Person (1) and (2), we looked at ways to address the immediate situation
of dealing with an at-risk person. Today we look at further themes in
helping a distressed person… (Read
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Reassuring
a Suicidal Person
In our continuing series on suicide, we look today at how to give reassurance,
information, and hope to a person at risk of suicide. Suicide claims
the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year, and victims are
of both genders, and come from a multitude of backgrounds. Certainly
success and money are no insurance against the depression and anxiety
that predates suicidal thoughts and actions… (Read
more)
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