World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10.
Today, suicide has become a major public health problem. Because of this, nearly 10 lakh global deaths occur annually. So most of the deaths occur between the age group of 15-29 years.
There is a high risk of suicide due to depression.
A problem that many people have is that they cannot understand the difference between depression and stress. Stress or mental stress is a normal thing that happens in life. A little stress even motivates us to reach our goals. But excessive stress causes high blood pressure, weight gain and heart disease. When you are under this kind of stress, you have memory problems, get sick often, and have problems sleeping.
Then depression or depression is considered as a mental health condition that interferes with the ability of a person to carry out daily activities, showing symptoms such as a feeling of sadness or loss of interest in their favorite fun activities. can see
Those characteristics are,
▪️Feels sad and hopeless
▪️Gets away from people close to him
▪️Tempting to eat less
▪️Sleeps more or less
▪️Feeling restless, nervous or angry.
Feeling bad or guilty about oneself
▪️In the end, suicidal thoughts arise.
As mentioned before, stress is a normal thing and the stress usually resolves when life events change. However, if the stress persists for a long time without relief, it can lead to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.
There are simple things we can do to bring it to a healthy level when we are under this kind of stress
You can exercise. When you exercise, endorphins in the brain are released. Endorphins make your sleep comfortable and thus reduce stress.
Even laughing can reduce stress. Laughter reduces stress hormones and releases endorphins. This is very good in a laughing conversation with your close friends.
Do breathing exercises. Deep breathing increases oxygen supply to the brain and induces calmness. Simultaneously meditate.
Many people have become accustomed to using alcohol or drugs to get temporary relief from stress, but that only makes your problems worse.
Volunteering - Although it is a solution that many people don't talk about, this is actually a very good thing. By helping others in need through volunteering or community work, we can find solutions to our problems. It also reduces stress.
Depression is like an epidemic that we don't see. Life in a depression is very difficult. So, when it is difficult to do the steps mentioned earlier, family members and close friends should help. Also, many people who are going to commit suicide do not ask for help from others, so we need to understand their feelings and prevent them from committing suicide.