Suicide Prevention: , Recognizing the Signs.<br />According to data <br />compiled by the <br />Centers for Disease <br />Control and Prevention.<br />... in 2020, suicide was the cause of death for close to 46,000 people in the U.S. .<br />Medical professionals say that recognizing the signs of a person who may be considering suicide is complex.<br />You can look back in time, when someone’s made an attempt or has died, and go, ‘Oh, look at all these things that were going on in their life.’ , Justin Baker, Ohio State University <br />Wexner Medical Center, via CNN.<br />The difficulty is that a <br />lot of people handle or experience those types of stressors as well but never <br />go on to [attempt suicide], Justin Baker, Ohio State University <br />Wexner Medical Center, via CNN.<br />However, professionals say that those who are considering suicide often exhibit behavioral changes.<br />A lot of times people need to kind of work up to that actual making an attempt because it’s a biologic thing you have to go against, your own survival, Justin Baker, Ohio State University <br />Wexner Medical Center, via CNN.<br />Some signs that a person is considering suicide may include unusual behaviors concerning pills or guns.<br />Letting go of belongings, unusual sleep patterns, isolation and expressions of anger are also potential signs.<br />Health professionals say that if a person mentions a desire to die in conversation, it should always be taken seriously. .<br />If someone is struggling to come up with a reason for living, that’s a much higher-risk person than someone who’s even able to identify one [reason], Justin Baker, Ohio State University <br />Wexner Medical Center, via CNN.<br />In addition, professionals recommend talking to loved ones who exhibit signs they might be considering suicide and offering to help them connect with professionals.<br />We are no better able to predict who will die by suicide than who will be in a car accident, Justin Baker, Ohio State University <br />Wexner Medical Center, via CNN.<br />This does not help to alleviate the grief or pain for those <br />who have lost loved ones to <br />suicide, but hopefully it helps <br />remove some of the guilt <br />and responsibility, Justin Baker, Ohio State University <br />Wexner Medical Center, via CNN
