Why do people feel suicidal?
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It may appear that suicide or an attempt at suicide is an impulsive act, especially if a person is misusing alcohol or drugs, or responding to a sudden crisis. More usually though, you will have experienced an increasing sense of hopelessness and worthlessness.
Although thinking about suicide is quite common, and may occur whatever your age, gender or sexuality, you will be more vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and feelings if you feel incapable of solving the difficulties in your life. These may include:
- Isolation or loneliness
- The breakdown of an important relationship
- Being bullied at work, home or at school
- Experiencing bereavement or other loss
- Work problems, unemployment or poor job prospects
- Adjusting to a big change such as retirement or redundancy
- Debt problems
- Being in prison
- Pregnancy, childbirth or postnatal depression
- Cultural pressures
- Long-term physical pain or illness
- Doubts about your sexual or gender identity
- Facing discrimination
- History of sexual or physical abus...
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