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Observing 和 Identifying People as Being At-risk for Suicide
Sometimes, people are identified as being at-risk for suicide based on what is observed 被别人.
Individuals at risk for suicide may exhibit noticeable changes in the following areas:
学术指标
- Sudden decline in quality of work 和/or grades
- 重复的缺席
- Disturbing content in writing or presentations (e.g.(暴力、死亡)
- Continuous classroom disruptions
- Continuous seeking of special accommodations or extensions
安全风险指标
- Unprovoked anger or hostility
- Making implied or direct threats to harm self or others
- 评论, 社交媒体帖子, or academic assignments dominated by themes of hopelessness, 愤怒, 毫无价值, 隔离, 绝望, 表现出, 自杀意念, 或者暴力行为
心理指标
- Self-disclosure of personal distress that could include family problems, 学术困难, 财政困难, 抑郁症, 悲伤, 或者有自杀的念头
- Excessive tearfulness, irritability, or unusual apathy
- 言语虐待(e).g., taunting, badgering, or intimidation)
- Exaggerated personality traits (e.g., more withdrawn or animated than normal)
- Loss of a significant relationship
- 绝望感
物理指标
- Marked changes in physical appearance including deterioration in grooming, 卫生, 或者体重减轻/增加
- Excessive fatigue or sleep disturbances
- Intoxication, hangovers, or smelling of alcohol/marijuana
- 迷失方向或“失去理智”
When People Talk 澳门葡京网赌游戏 Suicide
Sometimes, people who are contemplating suicide are more 清晰直接 in expressing their hopelessness when speaking with friends, peers, or loved ones.
他们可能会说...
- "I wish I were dead," or "Sometimes I wish I were dead."
- "People would be better off without me."
- "Life doesn't feel worth living anymore."
- "Hopefully I won't be around to find out."
- “(你/他们/等.] will be sorry when I'm gone."
- “我已经失去了所有的希望."
- "I can't imagine ever feeling better."
- "I just can't h和le it all anymore."
Other times, people convey hopelessness in ways that are 不太直接 和 更模糊. This can lead to uncertainty in how/when/if to step in.
Below are some examples of ambiguous situations that might lead to indecision 和 a missed opportunity to make a critical difference:
- You may wonder if your friend/peer only referenced suicide because they were so upset or in the midst of a crisis. You wonder if they'll be fine once the whole thing passes.
- Your friend/peer may have qualified their statements by saying that they were joking or assuring you that they did not mean anything by it.
- Your friend/peer may have posted the message on social media, which makes you think there is likely someone else who is stepping in to help.
- You might think that you don't know that person well enough for them to have confided in you about their suicidal ideation; you wonder if they would have told someone closer to them if they actually meant it.
- You wonder if your friend/peer said what they said to manipulate you 和/or get back at you.
- You acknowledge that there have been threats in the past that your friend/peer has not acted on, so you think that they'll probably not act on this one either.
- You brush it off as your friend/peer only said it because they were drunk.
- You worry that if you do step in, your friend/peer will get in trouble or punished.
- You worry that if you step in, it will be the end of your friendship.
总是问
记住这一点很重要.... Whether vague or clear, direct or indirect, it 总是 问这个问题很有意义.
Asking someone about suicide is 不是有害的. There is a common myth that asking a person about suicide can "put the idea into their head.“这不是真的. 事实上, research studies examining this concern have shown that asking people about suicidal thoughts does not bring forth or increase such thoughts. Rather, asking someone directly, "Are you thinking of killing yourself?可能是 最好的 way to identify someone at risk for suicide.
当有疑问时, please call PACS at (603) 862-2090 to request a consultation, 亲自或通过电话, 讨论你的担忧.
If you believe that an individual is an immediate threat to self or others, you are strongly encou愤怒d to call 911.
