After a tough 2020, we all hoped for a bit of relief over the Christmas period. As we emerged from a quiet Christmas and a homebased new year, we realised that this was not meant to be.
Isolation, loneliness, confusion, despair, loss and fear are common feelings that most of us have experienced recently, but what is the tipping point?
People who commit suicide generally believe that the world would be a better place without them, that they are beyond help, and they are past caring how their loved ones would feel.
Suicide is a choice that some people make, but it is not a rational choice, as the decision is usually made when desperation and loneliness dominate the mind.
In today’s climate we need to be more vigilant than ever before and keep in touch with people who are vulnerable. One call can make all the difference.
Tips for Suicidal thoughts
- Write down your negative thoughts and feelings every day
- Don’t spend all day and night alone – contact someone each day
- Avoid your triggers – music, photos, films that upset you
- Try and distract or occupy yourself to dull that inner dialogue
- Go for a walk – appreciate the wonders of nature
- Look at the sky and just breathe
- Avoid drugs and alcohol
- Ring a helpline – don’t be too proud to ask for help
- have ICE numbers handy (In Case of Emergency)
- Tomorrow is another day – why not see what it brings?
- Think of the pain you will give to others when you have gone
- Ask a friend to check on you regularly
- Contact ruth@stressworx.co.uk for a FREE Self Esteem audio
There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind. C.S Lewis
But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. Albert Camus
When it is darkest, we can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. Christian D. Larson
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire
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