This was a great conversation with @freicherter, who is on a mission to normalize the conversation around mental health and prevent suicide. “In this episode, Jennifer illuminates the signs of an anxious attachment style, guiding listeners in recognizing and understanding …
Tag: suicide
![Suicidal thoughts often cause a lot of distress to your inner system. Through the IFS (Internal Family Systems) lens, this is called a ‘suicidal part’. ](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/08_11_23_Ep_21_Suicidal.png?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
Suicidal Thoughts Through an IFS Lens
1 in 6 people have serious suicidal thoughts in Australia, with the “lifetime prevalence of suicidal thoughts ranging from 64% among cisgender men to 90% among non-binary participants and 91% among trans men.” (AIHW, 2023). Suicidal thoughts often cause a …
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Protective Factors for Suicide Prevention
If you read through this list and see that you are weak in some of these factors, you can always strengthen others. For example, if your family has a lot of conflicts and it feels out of your control, you …
![REACHING OUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT It is NORMAL to feel apprehensive; know you don’t have to be a professional to be there for someone you care about. Reaching out could save someone’s life. Choose a time to talk where there is privacy, go for a walk or a drive. How are you? How are you really? I have noticed you seemed a bit quiet /upset/down etc., the last few days/weeks. Keep asking open-ended questions. Remember to be non-judgmental and calm. It is okay to ask, “Are you thinking about suicide?” Give their feelings and experiences legitimacy – ‘That sounds really painful, I can understand why you feel like this’. Offer support – ‘I’m here in any way you need me to be’. Let them know they can get help, and they will get better with help. You might help them find a counsellor or call their doctor. If you are scared and need help yourself, you can call Lifeline for support: 131114](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1-4-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
Reaching Out To Someone You Are Worried About
This post is a great pocket guide for ‘how to have that conversation’. Above (in the slide) are the DOs, and below are the DO NOTS: Don’t try to talk them out of suicide Don’t try to fix their problem. …
![A suicide attempt is not ‘attention-seeking behaviour’. It’s ALWAYS a cry for help. It can be confronting to sit and hold space for someone feeling suicidal. We have to manage our feelings as well as hold space for their feelings. Before I had training in suicide prevention, I thought that talking about suicide with a person contemplating suicide might encourage them to do it. I found out in training that this is incorrect. In fact, talking openly about it is helpful. It can provide an outlet for intense feelings. It’s important to listen without judgement or offering solutions, be an empathetic and validating listener, and get more support for yourself and them.](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/30_07_2022_REEL_-reel-tile_A-Suicide-Attempt-is-a-Cry-for-Help-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C1156&ssl=1)
A Suicide Attempt is a Cry for Help
When people are considering suicide, they need help from a trained professional. A therapist, counsellor, or doctor as soon as possible. Emergency assistance is available in Australia through Lifeline: 13 11 14 ____ Reference: https://medbroadcast.com/condition/getcondition/suicide
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Warning Signs of Suicide
Warning signs are important. Know what to look for and reach out if in doubt. We often think that most suicides are caused by a one-off event, maybe a relationship break-up, the loss of a career or public shaming. In …
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Suicide and its Causes
I read a book about 29 survivors who had all attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. ALL of them regretted their decision to jump AS SOON AS THEY JUMPED. In another article, Dr Freedenthal found that of …
![Statistics of Suicide in Australia 8 Australians die every day from suicide – that is more than DOUBLE the road toll Suicide is the LEADING cause of death in people 15-44 75% are male 65,000 people attempt suicide annually People in rural populations are 2 times more likely to die to suicide For each person we lose to suicide, 135 people are impacted. Same-gender attracted Australians are estimated to experience up to 14 times higher rates of suicide attempts.](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/27_07_2022_BLUE_-Statistics-of-Suicide-in-Australia--scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
Statistics of Suicide in Australia
When I look at these statistics, I feel really sad. If suicide rates can be taken to be somehow reflective of how we are doing as a community in the area of mental health, then we are failing. If anyone …
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You don’t need to be in crisis to see a therapist
It is a myth that you need to be in crisis to see a therapist. You might decide to work with a therapist when: You see yourself repeating old patterns You get triggered by your family You want to be …
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Signs Therapy Could be Useful
It is time to end the stigma of mental health and get support when you need it. You deserve to be supported wherever you are at. As humans we are social creatures. We were never meant to have it all …