This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The topic of suicide is a difficult one to discuss no matter with whom or what time of year the chat might take place.
As mental well-being is especially recognized in May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s important to know the warning signs that someone you love may be having suicidal thoughts to potentially help save a life.
In interviews with Fox News Digital, Amy Morin, a Florida-based licensed psychotherapist, as well as M. David Rudd, University of Memphis distinguished professor of psychology, shared key insights about potential suicide warning signs.
“If you had a cough, I’m sure everybody in your family will ask you about the cough,” he said. But “seldom will somebody ask you, ‘You don’t seem to be sleeping well. Do you want to talk about it?'”
He added, “Those are the kind of things that have to change in order for this problem to really move in a different direction.”
Lewis, for his part, said that we need to “help more families with better access to mental health services. I do feel that there is a huge shift for the culture to change,” he added.
Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.
Leave a Reply