 Each year, nearly 45,000 people die by way of suicide, so that's why in this video, we're going to talk about the four main warning signs of suicide, so you might be able to help somebody that you know, so stay tuned. What's up, everybody? This is Chris from the Rewilded Soul, where we talk about the problem, but focus on the solution. And first and foremost, if you are watching this video and you are someone who is severely depressed or suicidal, please, please, please stop this video. Go check out the description. There is a ton of resources. Go get help right away. There is hope, but I do not want you to watch this whole video because sometimes these can be triggering and just make things worse, so please check out the description and find some help. In this video, we're going to talk about the four major warning signs of suicide, and this is an extremely preventable type of death, so please do me a favor. Do other people a favor. Do yourself a favor. Please share this video so we can increase awareness so other people might be able to know what the warning signs are so they can potentially help somebody that they know, too. Currently in the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the entire country, and for every single suicide, 25 people attempt suicide. That means every year over 1.1 million people attempt suicide, so one of the main reasons I'm making this video is because every single year here in Las Vegas, as well as all other parts of the country, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention does something called the out of the darkness walk. So myself and my son, this is our third year going to it. We're going to be going to it tomorrow, Saturday, April 7th, and this is a very important subject to me, and I'm glad that my son gets to come out. My girlfriend will be there, too, but it's amazing seeing hundreds and hundreds of people out there walking for suicide prevention as well as awareness. The reason why this hit so close to home for me is if you've watched my channel or you know a little bit about me, five and a half years ago, I was extremely suicidal. I was trying to kill myself via drugs as well as alcohol. So I get it. I've been there. I felt hopeless. Like there was no way out. So now not only do I do things like this and make these YouTube videos to try to help you work on your mental health so you don't get to that point, but I get involved with things that happen in my community to try to help prevent and spread awareness. So if you want, like I said, there will be a bunch of resources down below. You can check and see how you might be able to get involved in your own city and state. So let's get started and let's talk about warning sign number one. So the first warning sign is talk about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live. One of the reasons this is because one of the symptoms of depression like severe depression that takes somebody to this point, people with severe depression are incapable of seeing the future. When they look into the future, they do not see themselves in it or they can't see any kind of world where things are better. Part of the reasons depression is so powerful is that when we're feeling an emotion or we're feeling hopeless, the brain gets this sort of amnesia. So we can't even remember even if yesterday we were feeling a little bit better. Warning sign number two, talking about being a burden to others. So when somebody reaches this point, they feel like the world would be better off without them because they think that they are just draining, you know, their friends, their family members, society, you know, the world. So they feel like they're a burden. That's why suicide seems like it might be an option. Warning sign number three, talking about it, talking about wanting to kill themselves, talking about suicide. So if they're even talking about this, this is a very, very, very clear warning sign. And warning sign number four is doing behaviors in which it might make it easier for them to commit suicide. So one of them is doing online searches. Another one might be buying a gun, you know? So if you're starting to notice these warning signs and the person is doing certain behaviors that is getting them closer to that point, it needs to be taken very, very seriously. So real quick side note, when we're talking about the warning signs, when we're talking about doing online searches, like, let me tell you this, this is something that I need to do way more videos on. But if you are a parent and you are worried about your child potentially being at this point, they're more withdrawn, they're depressed, they have some of these other warning signs, like check, check their Google history. Check their history, okay? So many parents are worried about this invasion of privacy. But I have met far too many people who wish they would have invaded that privacy. Like, let's get real for a second. Teenagers don't think their parents trust them anyways. So if you're doing that, you're not really breaking anything that you already had. So now you might be asking, what do you do? What do you do to help, all right? The first thing, the first thing I need to make very, very clear. Every single time there is a warning sign like this or threat of suicide, it needs to be taken 100% seriously, all right? I will do other videos about people who make suicidal threats and how to kind of distinguish the difference between suicidal threats and actually thinking about really committing suicide. I will do more videos on that. But from my experience, working with a lot of people with mental illness, you need to take every single threat seriously, okay? So here are some of the do's and don'ts of how to help somebody who is potentially suicidal. And this comes from the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Be direct, talk openly and matter of factly about suicide. Be willing to listen, allow expressions of feelings, accept the feelings. Be non-judgmental, don't debate whether suicide is right or wrong, or whether feelings are good or bad. Don't lecture on the value of life. Get involved, become available, show interest and support. Don't dare him or her to do it. Don't act shocked, this will put distance between you. Don't be sworn to secrecy, seek support. Offer hope that alternatives are available, but do not offer glib reassurance. Take action, remove means like weapons or pills. Get help from people or agencies specializing in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Alright, so I hope you found this video helpful and if you have questions, please leave them down in the comments below. But again, I really can't stress this enough. Please, please, please share this video so people know what the main warning signs are as well as some solutions on how to actually help somebody who might be suicidal. So please, share this video on social media so we can increase awareness and potentially save some more lives. And if you think that someone might be suicidal or you want to educate yourself some more or see how you can get involved or get help, please make sure you check out the description down below. I will have a ton of resources down there, alright? But thank you so much for watching. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up and if you're new here, I always make videos about mental health, that's what my whole channel is about, so make sure you click the little round subscribe button right below this little box and if you want to check out some other videos, you can click or tap right there, alright? Thanks so much for watching, never lose hope and I'll see you next time.