What to know about suicide
JOBURG – South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) encourages the public to allow to be educated on suicide in order to combat it.
In light of the Teen Suicide Prevention Week (16-23 February), The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) has provided the following suicide warning signs that you need to look out for to save a life.
- Talking about suicide: The person may threaten to take their life. They may say things like “I wish I was dead” or something more subtle, such as “Nothing matters anymore”
- Feeling deeply depressed: They may feel hopeless, lose interest in work, have crying spells and do not enjoy any of the things he/she used to like doing.
- Isolation: A person may begin to withdraw from friends and family
- Showing a sudden lift in spirits: A sudden change in mood can mean that the person is thinking about suicide and she is relieved that his/her problems will soon end.
- Preparing for death: They may make unexpected changes in his/her will or give away personal possessions.
- Show changes in personality: The person may experience changes in eating, sleeping or sexual habits.
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Sadag is sharing the #ACT Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign around the country through various activities this week. Visit www.sadag.org to find online tools you can use to save a life.
It’s Teen Suicide Prevention Week & SADAG are sharing info on Teen Suicide Prevention daily. People living with a Mental Illness experience stigma on a daily basis which makes it even harder to talk about, If you need help, call 0800 567 567 You are not alone. #SuicidePrevention pic.twitter.com/cFx2BA0qOU
— SADAG (@TheSADAG) February 16, 2020
