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No joke. More suicides occur the month of April than any other month of the year.
That doesn't seem right, I know. Peach and azure tulips begin to open, the cherry blossoms, stunning with their pale pink flowers, perfume the neighborhood. The feeling of rebirth, of new beginnings, of hope is palpable in the air
Since the high points for suicide are the spring and fall and these are also the high points for pollen, it may have something to do with histamines/ histadelia.
No joke. More suicides occur the month of April than any other month of the year.
That doesn't seem right, I know. Peach and azure tulips begin to open, the cherry blossoms, stunning with their pale pink flowers, perfume the neighborhood. The feeling of rebirth, of new beginnings, of hope is palpable in the air
1. The peak seasons for suicides are in early spring and early autumn. In the US, suicides for both men and women peak in April and May, while suicides in women alone show a rise in September and October.
I have often hoped that when it is my time to "go" that I die in Spring or Fall. I think it would be such a terrible thing to die in the summer or the winter and never see another spring or fall. I think that is why suicides decide to go in those seasons - because they know it isn't going to get any better. Might as well do it when the weather is nice and the flowers/leaves are beautiful.
One thing that the article didn't address is that it's O-Kay to ask a person if they are thinking about suicide and then asking them what their plan is.
You can't cause a person to commit suicide by asking them if they are thinking about it and if you are suspicious you should by all means ask.
there's plenty missing from that list...
"if a person says they will do it, they won't"..that's such a huge misconception
ask them how they will do it and if they have a plan in place..all that tells you is how serious they may be....is that gonna stop them? nope..once they're 100 % sure of what they'll do and have the plans in place it's just a matter of time, the "trick" is to catch them before they reach that point of no return and then maybe you can get them help..
also, most suicides are spur of the moment and aren't planned at all....
the person may be at wits end and not realize it, then all they need is one small thing to send them over the edge
some say "I would never kill myself over this or that" ..it isn't done because of "this or that" or some minor thing, but a succession of things piling up on a person...
and another thing... keeping a secret is the worst thing, if you know someone who's deseperate, do not keep it from others who may be able to help..
making the suicidal person promise they won't take their own life can help send them over the edge...they are not in a state of mind to be saddled with guilt that can come with making promises they can't keep...maybe it's better to ask them to not leave without saying goodbye...it's very tricky and there's no sure thing, what works for one, doesn't automatically work for another...we're all individuals...
listening/talking is the key...it can bring a lot of relief to the person who sees no way out, to have someone just sit and listen without saying anything...
Spring is about when natural vitamin D levels are the lowest in many people...
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