Let's learn how to help someone with suicidal thoughts

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According to the latest data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 35% of people who are suffering from severe depression, consider that suicide is the only solution to their problems. It is necessary to note that, there are those who only have suicidal thoughts and others, only come to the attempt to exercise this action.

Specialists in the area of mental health affirm that suicidal thinking, suicidal attempt and suicidal execution are not the same however, the action that promotes this situation is since, the engine that ignites this situation is the inability to know how you can face a difficulty for which you are experiencing.

Now, generally all human beings have experienced very painful situations and on more than one occasion, we feel that it is impossible to reach a solution, however, with determination we also tend to create strategies to overcome the bad moment and transform suffering into force thus generating avoid having inappropriate thoughts.

On one occasion I was asked what is the trigger that a person experiences when he considers that suicide is the only way out of the problems and, this 100% answer is not very accurate, which I say from my own experience since, the factors are determined in the level of suffering that the person has in the mental illness, however, depression is the main cause that almost always promotes suicidal thinking.

The depressed person will ask for help even in the look

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Keep in mind that depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world and since the last decade, it has increased its numbers of suffering because, the social pressure that we currently have, is generating the emotional instability of people.

It should be noted that, depression affects our way of thinking and just as it focuses, it also reduces our thoughts on negative aspects for that reason, a depressed person will always approach life situations in a pessimistic way. Most of the time someone with depressive episodes, plans to culminate with his life when he is in the most profunde phase of depression and at that time, suicidal thinking is constant because they think that nothing has a solution anymore.

In another order, just as all physical diseases always emit signs of suffering, mental ones are not exempt from this therefore, there are symptoms that can reveal if a person close to us has suicidal thoughts. I share some that can alert us:

• Sadness is prolonged and there is no exact way to explain why you are in that state.

• Self-esteem is altered and at no time is there a positive perception towards the depressed person.

• Habitual behavior is altered.

• Psychotropic pills and narcotic drugs are used to escape reality.

• Expressing that your life has no value

Suicidal thinking starts when life is believed to be meaningless

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As we can see, depression is a fierce wolf that gradually consumes the life of those who suffer from this mental illness however, there are alternatives that we can apply when we know that someone is depressed and to start, let's start conversations with the affected person since, a good talk will allow them to feel heard and understood. It should be noted that this dialogue must be without judgment.

Another particularity that we can apply when helping someone with suicidal thoughts is, connecting with them the positive emotions since, this will allow them to perceive hope being this very important because we would prevent them from isolating themselves and at the same time, the negative thoughts will begin to reduce progressively.

Something indispensable in this help that we can contribute is, avoid derogatory qualifiers towards the person who is considering taking his own life since, this attitude the only thing that will generate is to deepen his state of depression. It is necessary to note that, although a person did not execute his suicidal action, this does not mean that at another time he can not try again for it, we must take good care of the words and actions that we are going to have.

professional help is extremely essential in these cases because, both psychologists and psychiatrists have all the necessary tools to guide someone who is depressed and has suicidal thoughts, noting that when the disease reaches this level, it is urgent that they be supported in a professional and family way.