September is the month of suicide prevention, but it should not be every month? With suicide rates unfortunately on the rise, it is time th...
September is the month of suicide prevention, but it should not be every month? With suicide rates unfortunately on the rise, it is time that we had a serious discussion about what we know - and do what we can to help those who are struggling.
"The suicide rate increased gradually among all adults," says Daniel J. Reidenberg, PsyD, director of SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), non-profit national prevention work and suicide survivors of suicide support.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention of disease, there was an increase of 45 percent in suicide among single women 1999-2014 but there is no simple answer as to why.
It is from the result of many factors, Reidenberg said that the economic and unemployment, opiates and dual pressures of work and home.
"Unlike men, women heavily under the weight of exceptional burdens on the everyday suffering," says Paul Hokemeyer, PhD, a family therapist and marriage licensed physician in New York City.
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And although we all think, as we have made great strides to promote the rights of women, "the reality", Hokemeyer said, "that women continues to be present in lower positions in our society."
Unlike men, who are trained to be confident and aggressive, "women are able to define their own external standards, which were founded by men", Hokemeyer said.
Women are often released into the demanding roles of service providers and caregivers. And let's face it, we know that there are very good. But these women can lead to "act as an agent, the life of the people, rather than the directors and managers of their own change," Hokemeyer said.
Jeanette Raymond, Ph.D., a psychologist in Los Angeles, estimates that depression is a "sense of anger turned inward."
"Women are filled with rage when they come into my therapy office," she said. "Are you tired of taking care of everyone to keep their families together as children and adults. They are angry that the men who collect the role does not take care of the way they want."
In fact, a recent study found the Medical University of Vienna, that unresolved conflicts more in a relationship, the greater the likelihood that suicidal thoughts.
Combine all these factors and you begin to see why so many women - maybe you - are lost at sea (, When the sea is composed of anger, helplessness and overwhelming disappointment.).
All these feelings, Raymond said, must be "outwardly and is safely expressed." Otherwise increasingly in depression. Or worse, suicidal.
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But there is hope. Damn straight there, and it starts with you.
"Women should continue to challenge and change the order of their being, their families, communities and the world in which they live," says Hokemeyer. "Keep aggressive and loud talk about the need for a change. Next, that love to show and compassion to bring angrily to a chaotic world and."
Concrete steps to support. This can be as simple as writing three things every day that set a positive aspect of their personality or to give force Hokemeyer suggests.
Maintain what power he has, he adds, when their physical strength, their brains, your love for your partner or your capacity to feel deeply.
And of course you have to be as hard on the characters that you fall into a depression. Changes in sleep patterns, loss or weight gain, mood swings, impulsive behavior ... "The moment you see the signs, reach their most reliable friend for support," Hokemeyer said.
And if you think still ways your life to end? You understand that you are not really alone. And you can get help and support easier than you think.
Yes, it's scary to let someone know how much you suffer, but for the sake of their loved ones - and yourself - to meet.
If you or a loved one in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline are connected to a qualified consultant at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the call is free.
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