SUICIDE: HEART BREAKING HEALTH ALERT!!!
HEART BREAKIN G 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. ...