The following signs may indicate someone is considering suicide:
What a Person Might Do:
- does not want to do things they used to love doing
- gave an unusual interest in death or violence
- give away important possessions
- change in friendships and/or school performance
- mood swings or change in personality
- shows signs of an abusive relationship
- neglect their appearance
- change in eating or sleeping habits
- struggle with gender identity
- fall victim to bullying
- physical symptoms
- experiment with risky behavior
What a person might feel:
- depressed
- sad
- hopeless
- desperate
- unloved
- angry, irritable
- no energy or enthusiasm
- withdrawn
What a person might think or say:
- talk or write about suicide or death
- say they have made a plan to kill themselves
- get a weapon or something else that might hurt themselves
- say things like:
- you’ll be better off without me
- what’s the point of living?
- soon you won't have to worry about me
