Suicide: Signs And Symptoms And Causes Of Suicide

Suicide.

Suicide is the act of deliberately causing one's own death. It is often carried out as a result of despair, the cause of which is credited to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, alcoholism, drug abuse, as well as stress factors such as financial difficulties, troubles with personal relationships, and bullying. It is a tragic reaction to stressful life situations. Suicide is a devastating event with strong emotional results for its survivors and for families of its victims - and the most terrible is that it can be prevented.

Multiple of questions are raised within the psychology of suicide, including what represents suicide, whether or not suicide can be a reasonable

• Bullying. (Adults, as well as children, can be bullied.)

• Low self-esteem.

Symptoms

Suicide warning signs or suicidal thoughts include:

• Talking about suicide — such as "I'm going to kill myself," "I wish I were dead" or "I wish I hadn't been born"

• Getting the means to take your own life, such as buying a gun or pills

• Avoid social contact and wanting to be left alone

• Having mood swings, such as being emotionally high one day and deeply discouraged the next day.

• Being concerned with death, dying or violence

• Feeling hopeless about a situation

• Increasing use of alcohol or drugs

• Changing normal routine, including eating or sleeping patterns

• Doing risky or self-destructive things, such as driving recklessly

• Giving away belongings when there's no other logical explanation for doing this

• Saying goodbye to people as if they won't be seen again

• Developing personality changes or being severely anxious.

Warning signs aren't always obvious, and they may vary from person to person. Some people make their intentions clear, while others keep suicidal thoughts and feelings hidden.

Effects of Suicide

• One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.

• 1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.

• Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.

One person dies of suicide in Lebanon every three days, a figure that a top government health official described as "frightening" and which will be the target of a new national suicide prevention campaign.

Health officials pledged to launch a suicide prevention hotline within two years and highlighted initiatives that are providing affordable mental health care to those who need it, saying the actual figure for suicides is likely higher due to the religious and cultural taboo surrounding the issue.

The release of the Lebanon figures report which found that 800,000 people die due to suicide annually, making it the second leading cause of death for 15- to 29-year-olds.

It is estimated that 43 deaths due to suicide occurred in Lebanon in 2012, but officials said the actual number of registered deaths was 107 for that year, meaning a person dies due to suicide in Lebanon every three days.

Also, it is said that the suicide rate is projected to increase by 25 percent in 2014 compared to previous