Suicide

Suicide Factors

I Ideation - Sometimes it's carried out under the sway of a highly distorted or psychotic idea.
S Substance Abuse - Increasing alcohol or drug use.
P Purposelessness - Expressing no reason for living; no sense of purpose in life.
A Anxiety - Anxiety, agitation, inability to sleep or sleeping all the time.
T Trapped - Feeling trapped - like there’s no way out.
H Hopelessness – Hopelessness and despair.
W Withdrawal - Withdrawing from friends, family and society (social isolation).
A Anger  - Rage, uncontrolled anger, seeking revenge, aggressive tendencies.
R Recklessness - Acting recklessly or engaging in risky activities, seemingly without thinking, Impulsive.
M Mood Change - Dramatic mood changes.
L Loss and Loss of Honour - Reputation, career, financial, relational, employment, or social loss.
Loss of Self-Esteem often leads to depression.

About 90% of suicide victims are depressed or suffer from depression.

A person putting their affairs in order and giving away prized possessions is also a factor. A suicide in the family is also a factor.

Many research articles claim that long periods of stress can cause depression and that sleep deprivation (insomnia) can also cause or lead to depression. Like stress it’s self, sleep deprivation also weakens the person’s immune system.

Psychological harassment is usually associated to long periods of stress, loss of self-esteem, and depression.

Psychological harassment victims can also often have many of the factors that are associated to suicide:

Psychological harassment can induces a lot of stress on the victim. The victim can suffer from A Anxiety and insomnia. A victim of psychological harassment can have dramatic M Mood Changes due to the level of stress involved. Sleep deprivation can also cause the victim to start losing control on their emotions and not just simple irritability that most people are familiar with. It also weakens the mind.

When the means of subsistence of the victim are threatened or eliminated through the use of psychological harassment the victim may suffer (emotionally) from a lot of A Anger and resentment. They may also become desperate and act R Recklessly.

People can have a lot of pride or honour in the work they do and they can also associate a status to the work they do (position, field, reputation). When people lose their employment they can suffer from a sense of a L Loss of Honour or pride. There is also usually financial loss and their careers and reputations can also be damaged or have a sense of loss. A psychological harassment tactic is also to try to repetitively humiliate the victim and as indicated on the home page repetitive humiliation becomes destructive to the person.

When a victim is subjected to psychological harassment they may also become paranoid and hyper combative or aggressive. This may cause them to withdraw or isolate themselves from colleagues and others. Classical conditioning can also be used to associate different threats to different things or induce different psychological disorders that can also induce more paranoia and withdrawal. Systematically isolating the victim is also another tactic used in psychological harassment and can also be threatening and induce paranoia. Using psychological manipulation the victim’s beliefs or view on reality, I Ideation, can also be manipulated or changed.

If the victim of psychological harassment believes that there are no provisions or recourse when subjected to psychological harassment they may feel that they are in a H Hopeless situation or feel T Trapped.

In some cases the victim of psychological harassment can turn to or increase the use of S Substance Abuse to self medicate or help them deal with the situation. Many people also mistakenly believe that some substances like alcohol may help them sleep better.

When a person loses their employment all of a sudden they may feel that they are not contributing in some way or have a sense of P Purposelessness.

If you have some of these factors or simply want more information you can call one of the hotlines on the links page.
suicide.org - Suicide Prevention Information and Suicide Prevention Hotlines (many countries)
suicidepreventionlifeline.org - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Things that may help with stress and depression

Physical exercise helps with stress, anxiety, and depression:
Physical exercise releases chemicals that can help counter the effects of stress and depression. Short (20 minutes) time efficient and high intensity interval training on a tread mill can help and can also be repeated daily. To be able to repeat this training daily the key is not to over exert your self in one training session. Keep it short and intense so that you are able to recover quickly. This counters the effects of the stress hormone, releasing chemicals, burning the adrenaline, pushing blood to the brain, and returning the body to a relaxed state.

Laughter is great medicine:
Laughter releases chemicals that can help with stress and depression.

Get a therapeutic massage:
A therapeutic massage stimulates the skin and releases chemicals that can help with stress and depression. (see massage therapy and touch therapy)

Condition your mind positively:
One of the symptoms of depression is that you probably have feelings of hopelessness and despair. Your mind can also be conditioned negatively to always see the negative side of things or expect the worse. The opposite is also true. You can condition your mind to think positively or expect positive outcomes. It’s not easy at first and does require effort but eventually it can change and become almost automatic where you will be thinking positively instead of negatively. You have a lot of imagination so play the positive imagination game. You may have heard these expressions: look on the bright side, put a positive spin on it or spin it positively. (see also Conditioning your mind negatively or positively)

Take steps to build self-esteem:
Accomplishments, success, taking action, and helping others can be very rewarding and can help you build self-esteem.

Take Omega 3:
Omega 3's have beneficial effects on the brain and many research articles also claim that it can prevent or help with depression. They are also good for the heart.

The Brain is Changed

If you take a brain image of an ordinary person with no signs of any psychological disorders and submit them to psychological harassment for a long period of time the brain image will probably be different and have increased or decreased levels of activity in area's of the brain that are associated to psychological disorders or disease.

Also, as indicated on the stress effects page, one of the effects of long periods of stress is that it kills brain cells.

amenclinics.com :
''In a similar way, sleep deprivation also decreases brain activity and limits access to learning, memory, and concentration. A recent brain imaging study showed that people who consistently slept less than 7 hours had overall less brain activity. Sleep problems are very common in people who struggle with their thoughts and emotions. Getting enough sleep everyday is essential to brain function.
Scientists have only recently discovered how stress negatively affects brain function. Stress hormones have been shown in animals to be directly toxic to memory centers. Brain cells can die with prolonged stress. Managing stress effectively is essential to good brain function.''

"Happy and hopeful thoughts had an overall calming effect on the brain, while negative thoughts inflamed brain areas often involved with depression and anxiety."
 
"You can train your thoughts to be positive and hopeful or you can just allow them to be negative and upset you. That's right, it's up to you! You can learn how to change your thoughts and optimize your brain."
 
"Stay away from substances known to be toxic or those that decrease brain activity."