What are the warning signs?

Question

What are the warning signs that someone is going to kill themselves, apart from them giving away their personal items?

Answer 1

Here is copied and pasted from The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You can also call them 1-800-273-TALK (8255).



Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself.

Looking for a way to kill oneself, such as searching online or buying a gun.

Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live.

Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain.

Talking about being a burden to others.

Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs.

Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly.

Sleeping too little or too much.

Withdrawing or feeling isolated.

Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge.

Displaying extreme mood swings.

Answer 2

There are multiple signs and a variety of them too, one notable sign is the detachment they will begin to display with inanimate objects that once meant everything to them and people. They will pull away emotionally because over an extended period of time they had been mentally preparing themselves for their own self-caused funeral, so to speak. Take note of many things that may seem unusual to you in their behavior or way they handle their hobbies that caused them joy at one time. Desensitizing yourself is a red flag because you begin to set focus on the "goal' of committing suicide that everything around you has no significance. Hopefully this will sort of assist you in figuring out your concerns. Help who you suspect, talk to them, and assure them of their value and your appreciation for their very existence and part they play in your life.

Answer 3

wounds suddenly appering on their body and they dont have very good or belivable reasons behind them (self harm)

them acting diffrently, being less social, acting very sad or upset about something

not sleeping well

any signs of depression

practice suicide notes in the trash or on file on a computer (though this one is less common)



but of course there are plenty of people who either put up a really good front or just kill themselves for no paticular reason, lots of people in the world, lots of messed up things.

Answer 4

you never know. its not exact science heck the universe is very complex, Death is just another phase