Psychiatrictimes.com defines suicide myths as “Myths about suicide abound in the therapeutic setting. They often inhibit the ability of clinicians (and families) to assess the severity and magnitude of a patient’s suicide risk”. Most commons suicide myths proclaim: Myth 1: People who talk about suicide won’t really do it. Normally what we are talking about we have been thinking about … Read More
Suicide Awareness
Let us focus on the common predictors of suicide risk. Age/Gender Higher rate of suicide is listed among middle age (45-64). The stress factors that cause this high rate are: financial challenges, unemployment, and becoming a part of the “Sandwich Generation”. The Sandwich generation are taking care of the children and aging parents. Older Caucasian men most likely to commit … Read More
Suicide Why? Part Two
Yesterday we reminded ourselves that we were not judgers of others since we were walking in God’s grace. Today we will focus on why suicide (as we remind ourselves that only God and the person who committed suicide knows why), let us discuss the possibility that a suicide choice may be linked to the person having the ability to take … Read More
Suicide Why? Part One
When we hear through media or are informed that someone we knew or did not know committed suicide we ask ourselves why? Only God and the person who committed suicide knew what health challenges and or stressors created an experience of hopelessness and despair within that moment of their lifestyles. There are two factors we can look at that may … Read More