| In helping a person deal with suicidal
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| | suffering of that person.
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| thoughts, it is best to combine the
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| | 3. Problem-solving. For cases that may
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| approach of treating the underlying
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| | not involve other psychological illnesses
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| mental disorder and treating suicidal
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| | such as depression, it may be helpful to
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| tendencies directly.
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| | take note of Shneidman's approach in
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| A five-point suicide prevention plan,
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| | preventing suicide. Following his ten
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| dubbed SUPER, is presented below:
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| | commandments, it becomes ultimately
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| 1. Savoring love. The social support
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| | necessary to help the person seek a
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| system of the person with suicidal
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| | solution, which is outside the person's
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| thoughts must let the people concerned
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| | realm of thinking.
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| know about the emotional condition of
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| | As what Gerald Davidson, John Neale and
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| that suicidal person. A suicidal
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| | Ana Kring explained in the article found
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| individual may feel that he is alone
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| | in Abnormal Psychology: "Some Myths about
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| amidst many problems that he is facing.
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| | Suicide," suicidal people do not
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| He may need reassurance of the love and
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| | necessarily want to die. Instead, they
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| support of his loved ones; and these
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| | only want to escape the negative life
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| people must know that they are there to
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| | events they are facing. Hence, an
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| help the person feel the warmth,
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| | effective suicide prevention program must
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| appreciation, assistance, and
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| | help the person understand that killing
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| encouragement that he felt he had lost.
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| | himself is not the solution. Instead, the
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| Under this step, the person and his
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| | person must be taught of a
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| family and/or social circles may organize
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| | problem-solving mechanism through which
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| bonding activities, such as eating meals
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| | he can determine various options in
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| together. Such activities will help
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| | dealing with the problem and assess the
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| reestablish links to empower the personal
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| | consequences of each action that he
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| feeling of that suicidal person.
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| | takes. It may consist of a flowchart of
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| Furthermore, the family or the social
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| | things to do, with elaborations for each
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| circle from which the person experiences
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| | step so that he can take note of the fact
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| alienation may undergo counseling
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| | that each decision he makes must really
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| sessions that will determine
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| | be a carefully thought decision.
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| communication gaps needed to be filled
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| | 4. Establishing contacts. It will be wise
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| in.
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| | to give the person numbers of suicide
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| 2. Uncovering underlying causes. It must
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| | service centers such as 24-hour hotlines
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| be understood that suicide may only be
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| | of psychological therapy clinics that he
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| the so-called tip of the iceberg. Thus,
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| | can get in touch with whenever he feels
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| it is extremely important to determine
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| | very down or depressed.
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| the underlying causes for the person's
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| | 5. Rediscovering the joy of living.
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| suicidal thoughts. For example, the
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| | Suicidal persons may have forgotten the
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| person may be suffering from treatable
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| | joy of living that they would most
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| mental disorders such as depression,
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| | certainly miss if they choose to die.
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| schizophrenia, substance abuse, or
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| | Therefore, "rediscovery" trips will be
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| borderline personality disorder. If such
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| | effective in making them realize that
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| is the case, you must help the person
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| | committing suicide will deprive them of
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| avail of services from duly authorized
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| | so many wonders of the world, especially
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| therapists or physicians who will be able
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| | those activities that the person are very
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| to give immediate relief to counter the
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| | interested in.
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