Warning signs of suicide
1) Frequently talking about wanting to die to wanting to hurt oneself
2) Expressing verbally or non-verbally about feeling hopeless or trapped
3) Attempting to hurt oneself in daily activities (e.g. riding bike at high speed without avoiding cars, crossing road recklessly despite the risk of getting hit by a car)
4) Visiting friends and relatives out of the blue and saying goodbye as if he/she is going somewhere and never to be seen again
5) Giving away or donating almost all possessions
6) Saying strange things (e.g. Everything will be fine when I’m gone. I must be gone for sure.)
7) Behaving too calm and happy all of a sudden after showing depressive symptoms for weeks
8) Social withdrawing and isolating oneself
