The Authentic Eclectic

So Your Life Sucks. Bugger This. Don’t Have To Be Here Anymore…

So you have your last drink, or three, and you slug down the pills…a few more and…you sleep a forever sleep, while back at the ranch…

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Unfortunately we don’t get to know the last thoughts and feeling of those who successfully suicide.

Nor can we be sure of what led them to take such drastic action.

Are there classic signs we should look out for…an out-of-character calmness…or an over-the-top happiness…atypical mood swings?

And after the event, are close family members and friends ever able to identify the changes?

The classic lead ups to ending ones life are things like:

• divorce or break ups of relationships
• death of partner
• loss of a child
• self harming
• loss of job, or home
• substance abuse
• Feelings of isolation
• Bullying…by peers in school, and often by a teacher
• Previous suicide attempts or deliberate self-harm