Helping someone who is suicidal Infographic

Suicide is an all too important subject we cannot ignore.  Every suicide affects 6 other people.

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death (source: Wikipedia).

One DOES NOT have to be mentally ill to think about suicide even though many people who die from suicide have been challenged with mental health issues.

Many times, the one who is having suicidal thoughts does not really want to die. Many are feeling overwhelmed with life challenges or find life very difficult to cope. WE MUST NEVER THINK THEY ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT DOING THE ACT, HOWEVER! Do not think they are attention seeking either.

And even if they are, so what? Are you going to leave things to find out? It could be a very devastating discovery if you take that chance.

Remember suicide is a difficult topic to discuss. So if someone says to you even in jest that they want to kill themselves, don’t pass on the opportunity to do something or seek help for that person. Speaking is a small step but probably the hardest part for the individual.

Don’t assume that there is nothing you can do to help someone who says they want to kill themselves. And you do not need to bear the ‘burden’ of the secret alone. You can talk to someone who is a professional capacity, a mentor, pastor, someone that can help.

Even if that person is very close to you, do not take them from granted. Remember, the important thing at that time is to save a precious life!

Be careful too of every word you say. Time is ticking and precious, so watch your words. Do not say things like “life is tough for everyone”, “ why should you think this way?”, and so on.

We already have a detailed post detailing the points on the infographics about helping someone who is feeling suicidal.

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Zoe

Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.

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