Answering the most common questions about suicide – Online Psychologists

He suicide It is an extremely serious problem in today's society. The world is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, a product of economic crises, the health crisis and the lack of emotional education.

Just In 2021, 3,941 people committed suicide in SpainAmong young people, it has been the leading cause of death for three years in a row.

In this context, it is important to raise social awareness about suicide by answering some of the most common questions:

There are several factors that could influence when attempting or committing suicide, although the fact that they are present does not mean that it will happen. The most frequent are:

The person who wants to commit suicide usually presents changes in emotions, thoughts, habits and habitual behavior. Among the most common behaviors we found:

Genetic and social factors could contribute to increasing the risk of suicide. Thus, we found that the absence of support, a low socioeconomic and educational level of the family or A history of suicide in her appears to increase the risk to take one's own life.

However, this does not mean that suicidal behavior is inevitable for people with this genetic or family history. It simply means that they may be more vulnerable and should take steps to reduce their risk, such as: seek help and treatment at the first warning sign.

Although most people with depression do not commit suicide, having depression increases the risk of suicidal thoughts, especially if the depression is severe. About 60-90% of people who commit suicide have symptoms of depression.

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Alcohol or other drug abuse is associated with increased risk of suicide. This abuse is often common among people with a tendency to be impulsiveto have a greater number of social and economic problems and also among people with high-risk behaviors that can frequently result in injuries.

Imitation of suicidal behavior It can occur when a person is informed that someone in their environment is exhibiting suicidal behavior. If this person is in an unstable or difficult situation, this event may facilitate, by imitation, that he or she also attempts suicide.

On the other hand, the way the media deals with suicide may encourage a “contagion effect”. Thus, reporting information about suicide with too much detail, reporting the news in a sensationalist way or when suicide is addressed with admiration (courage, romanticism, etc.) may encourage the appearance of imitation behaviors, especially in adolescents and young adults.

This, however, does not happen when information is focused on raising awareness among the population and preventing suicide.

A suicidal act should not be downplayed and believe that the person is doing it to get attention. All people who attempt suicide want to express that something is not right, for us to realize that they feel bad and incapable of adapting to the demands that life demands of them.

The media can minimize the risk of contagion providing concise information about suicides. News stories about suicides should not be repetitive, because prolonged exposure can increase the chance of infection in vulnerable people.

Suicide is the result of many factors, so The report should not give simplistic explanationssuch as that a recent negative event in the person's life was the cause of the suicide.

One should also not disclose a detailed description of the method of suicide used, glorify the victim, or indicate that the suicide was effective in achieving a personal goal.

These same recommendations should be applied to the information that is disclosed through the Internet, given the massive and daily use of this source of information.

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