Suicide warning signs
Warning signs
Get help immediately by contacting professional help or calling 1.800.SUICIDE (1.800.784.2433) if you see or hear anyone:
- threatening to hurt or kill themselves, or talking of wanting to hurt or kill
themselves - looking for ways to kill themselves by trying to get firearms, pills, or other potentially lethal instruments
- talking or writing about death, dying, or suicide (if these are out of the ordinary for the person).
Other suicidal symptoms can be:
- feeling hopeless
- feeling rage or uncontrolled anger, and seeking revenge
- acting reckless or engaging in risky activities, seemingly without thinking
- feeling trapped, as if there were “no way out”
- using alcohol or drugs increasingly
- withdrawing from friends, family, and society
- experiencing anxiety, agitation, or sleeplessness, or sleeping all the time
- having dramatic mood changes
- feeling that there is no reason for living and having no sense of purpose in life.
