Suicide

Understanding Passive Suicidal Ideation It’s a common misconception that suicidal thoughts always involve a clear plan to end one’s life. However, many people experience a different, more ambiguous form of distress known as passive suicidal ideation. This involves a desire to die or a general wish to not exist, but …

Will Life Insurance Cover Suicide? Life insurance is a way to financially protect your loved ones after you die. It brings peace of mind, knowing that your loved ones will have financial support to cover things like mortgages, college tuition or everyday living expenses. “But sometimes situations around a death …

Is Suicide a Legal Matter? A Global Overview Suicide is a really difficult and sensitive topic to talk about. The question, “Is suicide legal?” opens a conversation across law, ethics, mental health and deeply personal beliefs. While the law has been reformed so that the action of committing suicide is …

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: A Guide to Suicidal Thoughts Disclaimer: This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you or someone you know is at risk of self-harm or in need of support, call 988 in the United States …

Bible Verses About Suicide: Finding Hope in Scripture Suicide is a leading cause of death around the world, touching millions of families and communities. Especially for those battling suicidal thoughts or someone who is, faith can offer a life ring in the darkest times. The Bible can provide deep comfort, …

. Suicide can be a complex and sensitive subject, associated with feelings of despair, loneliness and hopelessness. For many people, the issue of whether suicide is a sin is not just theological or philosophical but deeply personal and emotional. In this article, we wish to address with differing views about …

Depressive Suicidal Black Metal (DSBM) is a subgenre of  black metal characterized by its extreme sorrowful tonality and personal subject matter, lyrical content that often deals with the struggles of everyday life including suicide. Afterwards, in the 1990s, ourselves finally branched out with DSBM, which trades supernatural and anti-religious rhetoric for themes …

What is an example of altruistic suicide​? Is it courage, duty, or something deeper? This question is at the root of the phenomenon of altruistic suicide, a term coined by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his seminal work Suicide (1897). In this article we’ll dissect what altruistic suicide is, examples across history and …

Do Animals Commit Suicide? From the beginning of time, do animals commit suicide? humans have contemplated the nature of animal behavior and have made attempts at summing up their conclusions in the form of human behavior — often conferring complex emotion and thought on our non-human counterparts. One of the best questions …

Introduction Mental health is a complex landscape but it gets more delicate in some of the controlled environment where individuals often go through intense emotional turmoil. Correctional facilities, psychiatric institutions, hospitals—all have vulnerable populations at increased risk for self-harm. Among the measures used to prevent such tragic outcomes is the anti-suicide smock, …