Globally at least one person takes their life every 40 seconds and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health Organisation said.
Hanging, poisoning and shooting are the most common suicide methods, the WHO said as it urged governments to adopt suicide prevention plans to help people cope with stress and to reduce access to suicide means.
This excerpt from @matthaig1 ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ is the most sincere thing I can think of sharing to mark #WorldSuicidePreventionDay pic.twitter.com/104mIWeTMH
— Louise Hickey (@loohicks) September 10, 2019
There have been enormous movies and TV shows like ’13 reasons why’, where people are able to connect to the characters because they have felt the same. It is imperative that people who feel like they want to commit suicide are heard out, have a platform to talk and are not categorized as mad. A feeling of worth and belongingness should be instilled in the individual who is having thoughts about death.
Some of the early signs of feeling suicidal are: when people lose interest in activities that they enjoyed before, they no longer have the zeal or energy to carry out the regular task or simply get out of bed. It is necessary that they are provided with the support system and the medication for the same.
It’s ok if the only thing you did today was breathe, even breathing gets hard. You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay pic.twitter.com/txVXArv98K
— (@nattttasya) September 10, 2019
Also, the awareness about going to therapy, talking about self-harm and reaching out to psychologist is rising for the millennials and people are coming talk with their stories.
You made it another day, and you can make it one more.
You’re doing just fine pic.twitter.com/fBzzJUxXPr— The Glass Child (@JustAGlassChild) September 10, 2019
Many NGO’s and government schemes are in pipeline to help people come out of the dreadful talks and make them value their life.