Although it may seem CPTSD Foundation has been focused on the morbid subject of suicide, remaining silent helps people to die. So, in September, National Suicide Awareness Month, we have concentrated on how loved ones, caregivers, and friends of those experiencing suicidal ideation or have attempted to die by suicide can advocate for themselves to protect their mental health.
This article will speak more on different types of suicide and how you can take care of yourself as an advocate.
Dedicated to all those who have died by suicide and all who still suffer.
Facts About Suicide
Every eleven minutes, someone dies by suicide in the United States. Suicide, pre-COVID, was the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the second leading cause of death of people ages 10-34, the fourth leading cause of death among those aged 34-54, and the fifth leading cause of death of people 45-54.
No one is safe from the effects of suicide as those left behind and those who survive to live forever in regret and sorrow for what happened. Suicide is no joke, and it is appalling that it is not something that we actively hold rallies about.
Typically when there is a death in a family, the community springs in to provide food for a few days to ease their sorrow, but suicide is different. Society would rather keep suicide a secret and ignore the pain that it brings.
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