Suicidal Thoughts
Treatment for Suicidal Thoughts at Eagle View Behavioral Health
At Eagle View Behavioral Health, we acknowledge that many people may experience suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives, and it is essential to know that help is available.
Our team of mental health professionals provides compassionate and intensive care for adolescents and adults experiencing suicidal ideation or thoughts of suicide. We understand that these thoughts or behaviors may stem from underlying conditions such as depression, hopelessness, severe anxiety, insomnia, or panic attacks. Therefore, we take a holistic and personalized approach to healing that immediately addresses the crisis and focuses on the individual’s unique needs.
FOR IMMEDIATE HELP
Dial 9-8-8 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. This is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.
Suicide Risk Factors
Though risk factors do not cause or predict suicide, they may make it more likely that an individual will consider or attempt suicide. Risk factors for suicide may include:
- Mental disorders, particularly mood disorders
- Hopelessness
- Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies
- Major physical or chronic illnesses
- Previous suicide attempt
- Family history of suicide
- Recent job or financial loss
- Recent loss of a relationship
- Easy access to lethal means
- Local clusters of suicide
- Lack of social support and sense of isolation
- Stigma associated with asking for help
- Lack of health care, especially mental health treatment
- Cultural and religious beliefs, such as the belief that suicide is a noble resolution of a personal dilemma
- Exposure to others who have died by suicide (in real life or via the media and Internet)
These symptoms aren’t exclusive to heroin use, but if your loved one has a history of substance abuse and you suspect heroin use, get them help before it’s too late. Your suspicions are likely correct.
What To Watch For
A person experiencing thoughts of suicide may display the following signs and behaviors:
- Engages in risky behavior
- Talks or writes about death
- Talks about feeling trapped
- Talks about having no purpose
- Threatens to hurt or kill oneself
- Exhibits revenge-seeking behavior
- Attempts to access weapons, medication, or other means of suicide
- Withdraws from friends, family, school, work, or other important relationships
A person can have suicidal thoughts and never attempt it. However, a person may also attempt suicide after only briefly experiencing suicidal ideations. This is why it is imperative that all threats of suicide be treated seriously.
