SUICIDE: HEART BREAKING HEALTH ALERT!!!

HEART BREAKING HEALTH ALERT!!! 
By Dr Ehimen Ferguson, Consultant Public Health Physician and Life Coach Expert


Preamble/Epidemiology: According to WHO, globally, 800,000 suicides occur annually and Nigeria last year alone record 80 cases of suicide. Again Just this few weeks (before 19th May, 2019) in Nigeria alone, several suicides have been reported...

From the death of the 400 level students to the death of a pastor. Likewise,  two students committed suicides because they failed jamb and medical examinations respectively.  Painfully, more are still threatening to embark on suicide.

Warning Signs and symptoms 
1. Feeling of hopelessness

2. Intolerable to life challenges 

3.Preoccupation with violence, dying, or death

4. Having mood swings, e

5.Being agitated, or in a heightened state of anxiety

6.Experiencing changes in personality, routine, or sleeping patterns

7. Consuming drugs or more alcohol than usual.

8.Engaging in risky behavior, such as driving carelessly.

9.Getting hold of a gun, medications, or substances(snipers and other poisons) that could end a life.

10.Experiencing depression and 
increased isolation


Causes/Risk factors:

1.Depression 

2. Failure and collapse of rich Africa family and social support system 

3. Persistent and General life challenges e.g. financial, chronic and mental illness etc 

4.Alcohol or drug abuse.

5.Having access to dangerous substance  firearm, snipers and other common household poisons (e.g rat poisons, herbicides etc) 

Prevention and control 
1. Let's ensure total revitalization of our rich Africa family and social support system. 

2. Create protective environments e.g. reducing access to dangerous substance, firearms, snipers etc.

3. Regulation of use of dangerous substances and equipments.

4. Identify and support people at risk eg prompt identification and treatment.

5. Talk and share your problems with trusted people eg good friends, pastors, health care workers etc.

6. Teach individual how to cope with stress e.g. attending seminars or workshops on coping and problem-solving skills.

7. Strengthening economic support and  ensuring improvement in standard of living by the government. 

 ***Please do not relent, talk to your neighbors, check on your friends always.

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Acknowledgement and source: WHO, CDC, UK healthline 

Courtesy: Saint Pius Foundation and SPF life Coach and Health Arena . 

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