General Warning Signs of Suicide

• Previous suicide attempt and/or rehearsing suicide attempts
• Talking about suicide and/or preoccupation with death and dying
• Increased use of alcohol and other drugs
• Hopelessness
• Unexplained anger, aggression and irritability
• Withdrawal from friends and family; isolation
• Comments like “I won’t be a burden much longer” or “I can’t take this pain much longer”
• Giving away possessions
• Sudden cheerfulness after period of depression
• Lack of interest in things they used to enjoy
• Increased sadness, anxiety, irritability, boredom, restlessness, suspicion, and/or agitation
• Abrupt decline in grades or obsessive worry about job performance