Talk to family or friends. Share how you are feeling with others. Call The Samaritans which is a confidential telephone counselling service, available 24 hours a day to anyone in crisis. They may be able to help you directly or get additional help from a hospital or specialist. Suicide is a surprisingly common cause of death, with over 4000 deaths from suicide in England each year.
Men are more likely to commit suicide than women, and young men are a particular risk group.
People in certain professions who have easy access to harmful substances have higher rates of suicide than the general population - this includes doctors, vets, pharmacists, nurses and farmers. There are also high rates of suicide among recently discharged psychiatric patients, and among prisoners. The documents contained in this web site are presented for information purposes only. The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care or attention by a qualified practitioner. The materials in this web site cannot and should not be used as a basis for diagnosis or choice of treatment.