When I talk about suicide and suicidal ideation I often talk about chronic pain as well. Because for me depression was saturated with pain. Pain
Tag: suicide awareness
Suicide: long-term solution to short-term problems
I saw a comment today that irks me. Someone posted “Suicide doesn’t take away the pain, it gives it to someone else.” Which, frankly, I
Thoughts on Suicide
The suicide of Robin Williams really hit me hard. I suspect because I grew up laughing with him. Perhaps because he hid his depression behind
JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
http://embed.ted.com/talks/jd_schramm.html Resources That is a statistic we do not hear often. 19 of 20 people survive the first suicide attempt. 37% who fail that first
Suicide Hotlines
WORLDWIDE SUICIDE HOTLINES: Austria 01-713-3374 Australia 1-800-817-569 Barbados 429-9999 Brazil 21-233-9191 Canada 514-723-4000 China 852-2382-0000 Guatemala 502-254-1259 Holland 0900-0767 Honduras 504-237-3623 Hungary 62-420-111 India 91-22-307-3451 Italy 06-7045-4444 Maylaysia 03-756-8144 Mauritius 46-48-889 or 800-93-93 Mexico 525-510-2550 New Zealand 4-473-9739 Nicarague 505-268-6171 Norway 815-33-300 Cyprus 0-777-267 Denmark 70-201-201 Egypt 7621602
Suicide and the selfish stigma
Stop Calling Suicide Victims ‘Selfish’ “According to a poll conducted in May 2013 by Gallup, only 16 percent of the country finds suicide to be
What can we learn about suicde risk
Rate a suicides with migraines Past research has shown that rates of depression and anxiety more than double among people who suffer chronic migraines. Even
