The suicidal person gives many clues and warnings regarding their suicidal intentions. Suicide is neither the rich man's disease nor the poor man's curse. Suicide does not run in families. It is an individual pattern. Although the suicidal person is extremely unhappy, they are not necessarily ill.
Depression is the most common precurson of suicide.
A person with a history of a previous suicide attempt is more likely to commit suicide. The suicidal person feels a tremendous sense of loneliness, isolation, helplessness and hopelessness. Family conflicts, a divorse or separation, the death of a parent, the break-up of a romance, the move to a new school or pressure to succeed at school may make a young person feel suicidal. Suicide is the only out to some people who can no longer cope with their problems. MOST people thing about suicide at some point in their life, however, this is a temporary thought and things eventually do improve.