Suicide Prevention Quotes

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What to do when someone is suicidal - Mayo Clinic News Network

The U.S. suicide rate is increasing in almost every state, according a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Suicide is listed as a leading cause of death in the report, and more than half the people who died by suicide did not have a known mental health...

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Asking about suicidal thoughts or feelings won't push someone into doing something self-destructive. Rather, offering an opportunity to talk about feelings may reduce the risk of acting on suicidal feelings.

 

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13811118.2021.1922108

The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) posits that interpersonal aspects of perfectionism cause interpersonal problems (e.g., hostility, loneliness) which in turn increase a person’s risk for experiencing SI [suicidal ideation].

 

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“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't.”

― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

 

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“Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”

― The Shawshank Redemption

 

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~ unknown

 

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“But, with time, one has encountered many of the monsters, and one is increasingly less terrified of those still to be met.”

― Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

 

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“If your brain is telling you to give up, just breathe. With one breath comes the next. Use that to get you to tomorrow.”

~ Unknown

 

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“Depression doesn’t take away your talents—it just makes them harder to find.”

— Lady Gaga

 

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"Make the Pain Stop" When Children Consider Suicide

Some young children think about suicide, but adults often never hear the cry for help.

www.psychologytoday.com

First and foremost, pay attention to significant changes in children’s mood. If there are signs of depression (loss of interest in fun things, unusual irritability, sadness, wishing to disappear, preoccupation with death), begin a dialog with the child. Remember, your fears of the idea of suicide may need to take a back seat to a child’s need to talk about feelings and reduce loneliness. Adults can help suicidal children by being more involved in their lives and seeking positive interactions on a daily basis.

 

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What Do Traumatized People Wish You Knew?

We want to say these things to you, because we want you to believe us. But first we must believe ourselves.

www.psychologytoday.com

Healing can seem glacial and partial. Our anxieties are not choices, poses or ploys. We want to laugh and become oceanographers. Sometimes all the counseling, chemicals, mantras and workouts in the world feel futile. On those days, please never mention So-and-So who lost both legs and seems so absolutely fine.

 

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The suicide prevention effect of lithium: more than 20 years of evidence—a narrative review - PMC

The management and treatment of patients with suicidal behavior is one of the most challenging tasks for health-care professionals. Patients with affective disorders are at high risk for suicidal behavior, therefore, should be a target for ...

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Despite the unambiguous evidence of lithium’s anti-suicidal effects and recommendations in national and international guidelines for its use in acute and maintenance therapy of affective disorders, the use of lithium is still underrepresented.

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Is Lithium a Micronutrient? From Biological Activity and Epidemiological Observation to Food Fortification - PMC

Lithium compounds have been widely used in psychopharmacology, particularly in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Their normothymic and neuroprotective properties when used at high doses have been well established. However, a number of observations ...

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Number of studies indicate a negative correlation between concentration of Li naturally occurring in water and mortality rate due to suicide.

 

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“The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

 

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“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”

~ William James

 

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“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

~ Ernest Hemingway

 

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“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think and loved more than you know.”

~ Christopher Robin

 

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“These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.”

~ Najwa Zebian

 

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“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”

~ Brené Brown

 

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”Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn’t permanent."

~ Jean Kerr