The potentiality is greater if the individual is subject to such stress as the loss of a loved one through death or divorce, the loss of a job, increased responsibilities, or serious illness 3. The potentiality is greater if the person has no family or friends, or if the peron's family and friends are unwilling to help. A teen in a home with a firearm is at greater risk, as shooting is the most frequent method chosn by adloescents to kill themselves. The potentiality is greater if communication between the individual and his or her relatives has been broken off, and they reject efforts by the individual or others to reestablish communication or if the individual has a history of difficulty in expressing how they feel. The potentiality is greater if is a significant other, such as a husband or wife, evidence a defensive, rejecting, punishing attitude, or denies that the individual needs help.
Suicide happens without warning.
The difficutly is that not everyone recognizes the signs and symptoms that would alert them to the possibility of suicide. Suicidal people are fully intent on dying. Once suicidal, a person is suicidal forever. Most young people who work through a suicidal crisis can go on to lead healthy lives. Once a person attempts suicide, the humiliation and pain will prevent future attempts.