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Read more about the article Grief, Loss and Suicide How Can I Best Help My Partner
Grief / Suicide

Grief, Loss and Suicide How Can I Best Help My Partner

Question: "My husband is severely depressed after the loss of our son and has suicidal tendencies. Who can help?" Response: ARE YOU READY? This acronym works every time. A = Assess the situation, R = Respond with care and empathy, E = Encourage seeking support, YOU READY = have emergency numbers at hand and in large print as vision may become impaired during stress.

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December 9, 2016
Read more about the article Emotional Self Care Find the Best Choice on the Fraser Coast
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Emotional Self Care Find the Best Choice on the Fraser Coast

Physical abuse and verbal abuse can be inflicted on you by others, and also by your self. People can make the choice to yell, swear, slam doors, and break things, hit, punch, drive like a maniac, and a million other ways of expressing frustration and anger. Likewise one can make the choice to self harm and take extreme risk in multiple forms of self abuse such as cutting, drinking, smoking, taking drugs

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December 9, 2016
Read more about the article Thinking of Suicide? How Do I Respond to Suicidal Thoughts
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Thinking of Suicide? How Do I Respond to Suicidal Thoughts

When you know the facts about suicide YOU CAN SAVE LIVES! ASK direct questions: “Are having thoughts of suicide?” “Do you wish you were dead?” “Have you had thoughts of killing yourself?” “Sometimes, with all this going on in a person’s life, they might have thoughts of giving up. Are you having thoughts of suicide?” Don’t hesitate to raise the subject. Talking with people about suicide

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November 30, 2016