How do I know someone is harbouring suicidal thoughts?
There are some warning signs you can look out for in your friends or loved ones:
* If they talk or write about hurting or wanting to kill themselves, and this is out of the ordinary for their character
* If they start looking for ways to kill themselves, like seeking access to pills and weapons
* If they feel hopeless or trapped
* If they start acting reckless and engage in risky activities
* If they start increasing their alcohol or drug intake
* If they start withdrawing themselves from family, friends and society
* If they feel anxious, agitated, and have difficulty sleeping all the time
* If they have dramatic mood changes
taken from an article in the Star Health segment today.
i really encourage all of you to read it in full.
it's still one of my wishes to volunteer at the Befrienders ... i remember how my mother stopped me from joining them when i was younger. she told me that i needed much inner strength to actually be able to help.
looking back, i think she was right. when one of us in the throes of emotion, caught up and unable to see reason, then the other must stay sane, calm and rational. it doesn't matter who the person on the other side is, it could be your family, your friends, your colleagues, maybe even your clients or your boss.
this does not apply only to depression or sadness, it also applies to anger and frustration.
i realise that in more ways than one, i have grown since those days when i longed to reach out to the exclusion of everything else. now i see that the process of maturity is something we must go through to truly make a difference. i may not be full grown yet, but i will get there someday as i m slowly being equipped to fulfill my vision.
2 comments:
Hi Pet,o
Hmm..., congratulate for your call. Sorry for not giving you the greeting per my promise. I have forgotten about it until yesterday night. However, I guess you may know the reason and may be able to forgive me.
Good you have some self-introspection. I believe that you can do better in future. Keep moving on to achieve your aim :-)
thank you for your wishes and thank you so much for the lovely autobiography of gandhi - i feel so inspired ... :)
(and i have much to learn from the great man himself - i begin to treat every small setback as teaching me something about life, the world, about myself and i use them to move forward. life is good)
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