Suicide

Suicide Warning Signs

• Talk of death, suicide, or harming oneself
• Chronic panic or anxiety
• Constant insomnia
• Altered personality or appearance
• Changes in sleeping or eating habits
• Dropping grades
• Giving away treasured possessions
• Becoming isolated – pulling away from normal social activities
• Talk of depression, life is not worth living

Signs of Depression

• Loss of interest in formerly pleasurable activities
• Dissatisfaction with life
• Withdrawal from social activities
• Loss of energy
• Feeling useless or hopeless
• Irritability
• Great concern with health problems
• Sadness or crying
• Worry and/or self-criticism
• Difficulty concentrating and/or making decisions
• Loss of appetite and weight
• Insomnia or hypersomnia (sleeping too little or too much)
• Psychomotor agitation or retardation (lethargy or excessive restlessness)
• Recurrent thoughts of death

Listen to the “cry for help”

• Express your concern
• Describe counseling services available
• Call the Counseling and Behavioral Health Center (303.871.2205) if you would like consultation regarding how to deal with someone who may be suicidal