Keywords in this issue: suicide; grief; despair
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the world for people of all ages, and the third leading cause of death among adolescents and young people worldwide. By calculation, about 85 percent of Americans know, or know, people who have committed suicide...
Why do so many people commit suicide?
What led them to think that way?
How to help those "survivors" who committed suicide?
What is it that makes the word "suicide" so widely circulated that it has now become a "resident guest" in the headlines? How can we help them?
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Suicide is the subject of extensive research. Many of the factors that influence a person's suicide may be interrelated, such as an individual's own trauma, family influences, mental health, environmental stress, and previous attempts to commit suicide.
Among suicide attempts, the main feeling is despair.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), people with suicidal thoughts or behaviors can vary by age, gender, occupation, region, race, and even time.
In our daily life, many suicidal behaviors are not reported, because there are many behaviors that make it difficult to distinguish whether the deceased is suicidal, such as a person who uses an overdose of drugs to commit suicide, acts recklessly, and accidents that cause accidents. In these cases, we cannot clearly distinguish between suicide and falsehood.
The power of suicide
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, every "success" in suicide directly affects at least six loved ones. Worse still, if we take into account those who are indirectly affected, such as co-workers, friends, first responders, paramedics, etc., they are more affected. The American Society for Suicide estimates that after each suicide death, 130 people report that they knew the deceased.
Losing a loved one to suicide is probably one of the most frustrating experiences of life. The shock and surprise that comes with suicide often makes people who survive suicide feel guilty, confused, angry, and ashamed.
Escape from grief
It is important to slowly relieve from sad emotions, because healing is a complex and unique process for everyone. Different people experience and ease grief in different ways and rhythms.
In the first few days or months of grief, survivors experience a range of overwhelming emotions, including depression, denial, stress, self-blame, doubt, numbness, anxiety, and abandonment, as they face these painful and shocking events.
Survivors' "stigma"
For survivors, suicide-related stigma often prevents them from seeking help with professional treatment. These stigmas can also prevent those who try to help survivors from understanding their grief process, making it difficult to help survivors. In this case, there is a good chance that people will wait for the survivors to start talking about themselves, or to ask for help.
However, one of the most fundamental factors in the grief process is support from family and friends. But for some survivors, they may think that others blame them for their suicide. So, in some cases, survivors may hide their feelings so that they don't ask others for help. In this case, the person who gives help needs to further alleviate the psychological barriers of the survivors and give them spiritual comfort.
Suicide survivors may experience special circumstances that inhibit normal grief processes, making it possible for them to develop complex grief. For example, people with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of course, these symptoms are also largely responsible for suicide; they make the healing process more difficult. If this condition is left untreated, it can have a large negative impact on the recovery of survivors, leading to long-term suffering and impaired functioning.
As the number of suicides has gradually increased, many countries have gradually paid attention to suicide protection.
World Suicide Prevention Day
10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day. This is to prevent an increase in the number of suicides, to help survivors remove stigma about suicide, and to communicate our relationships and visions to those affected by suicide.
For suicide protection and the cure for suicide survivors, the best treatment should be a combination of counseling, medication and support groups focused on addressing depression, guilt, and trauma. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, or has signs and intentions to commit suicide, seek help immediately.
Because you know, you are not alone, this world is big, there are many people guarding you, there are many people who love you.
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References
Lezcano, Yamila. (2021, Sept 23). Coping With Suicide Loss. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/becoming-resilient/202109/coping-suicide-loss
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