Reckless Behavior o Has had recent major losses Here are some facts about suicide from the National Institute of Mental Health. Their report in 1996 reveals the following concerning completed suicides in the United States in 1993. The total number of deaths from suicide in 1993 was 31,102. Between 1950 and 1992, suicide among adolescents nearly tripled.
Suicide leaves a sea of guilt and a mountain of questions.
Whether or not one could do something to prevent a death can not be answered completely once someone dies but the questioning remains in various degrees with those who are left. No one can answer the question for you but perhaps the following will help you in reference to the following three situations. 1. with someone you are concerned about 2. if you yourself are suicidal 3. if you have lost someone to suicide. Most talk about their intentions directly and indirectly before they do. An indirect remark might be that someone would be better of without them.