ANDLES Issue No. 24 Editorial Please send your suggestions & Articles for the next issue of CANDLES to “Mr. Chiradeep Patra, 11A/1A, Mahendra Chatterjee Lane, Kolkata - 700 046;
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Year 6 How to understand the suicidal tendencies?
e try to save or create awareness to save trees, jungles, animals but sometimes we forget the crown of the creation, human-being. Are we aware of the fact that every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide. Following are the signs of understanding suicidal tendencies in a person (may be our friend or relative): 1. Sudden changes in behaviour/personality: When we find a sudden change in a person's behaviour then we should be alert E-Mail: of the danger. Somebody who used to be very strong mentally, asmideep@in.com sobs or weeps without any valid reasons and it happens Cell: 08013165711 constantly then we should watch out and stay alert. 2. Terrible Emotional Loss: When somebody's loved one dies or somebody who fails in exams, or somebody who loses job or something then we should be watchful about them. These people go through terrible and traumatic conditions. We should stay around them with our eyes wide open. 3. Extreme Guilt Conscious: Self hatred, extreme guilt consciousness, unforgiving attitude for self are really very scary and can not be ignored. They need immediate attention and care. 4. Talks only about death/suicide: If certain person only talks about death and suicide and shows unnecessary interest on those topics or who asks about the pain or how the feeling can be when somebody commits suicide or keeps a Local Address record of these facts then we should be aware ad alert of the danger around for that person. New Delhi 5. Sudden withdrwal from general/normal activities: When an active and jolly Contact: person shows withdrawal from all the acitivities suddenly then that could be Rev. Joshua taken as major signs or tendencies of suicide. We should be warned of danger.
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All the above signs are inter-linked. All or most of the signs can be seen in one person. We should be careful immediately after seeing at least one signs. Then only we can save a life. Let's give a serious thought to it…
Chiradeep Patra, is the accountant of National Fellowship, a Social Organisation. He is a psychological counselor and an author of many articles. He can be contacted at: ‘chiradeep.nf@gmail.com’