In the quiet hush of winter, a story unfolded that would serve as a stark reminder of the profound impact our words and actions can have on the lives of others. While rooted in a small village’s tragedy, it resonates with universal truths about responsibility, the ripple effects of our behavior, and the inescapable cycle ...
Active thoughts about suicide involve clear and precise thoughts about taking your life. There are two categories of suicidal thoughts: active and passive. In active suicidal ideation, a person has not only thought about killing themselves, but also about the means and plans to do it. On the other hand, in passive suicidal ideation, a ...
This is a story of one of the soldiers who came home to find things are just not the same as they use to be. We often find it easy to love people who look good. However, we also often don’t like people who can be an inconvenience to us. The real war for soldiers begins when ...
There are places on Earth that just seem so cursed that its evil just creeps into your mind — this is one of those places. Resting in the shadow of Mount Fuji lies a forest cloaked by death, known as the suicide forest, making it the world’s second most popular suicide location. At the base of ...
Screening and early interventions to address loneliness, sleep disturbances, and alcohol consumption can help to reduce the association between bullying at school and suicidal behaviors, a new study has found. Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Life Course Centre examined the relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal behaviors in more than 280,000 teenagers aged 13-17 in ...
Sometimes, all it takes is a small gesture of appreciation or a motivational comment to change the life of a depressed person! A kind word can save lives! Psychologists have repeatedly stressed the importance of encouragement and compassion to cheer up those coping with bouts of depression and suicidal tendencies. Such encouragement and gestures of ...
I first came across Katy Mantyk’s music through a song called Let it Flow, a folk-pop, Americana sound played on acoustic guitar with a floating melody like an echo drifting through a forest. It had heart, healthy heart — the kind of remedy of sound to share with someone who was at a loss in life or ...
The brain changes of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and hard-to-treat mental illness, a new study has found. Reduced brain volumes seen in these girls confirms biological — and not just behavioral — changes and ...
There have always been concerns that mobile phone usage might end up hurting people’s eyes and negatively affect their overall health. And as more research on the subject is coming in, it seems that the concerns are indeed valid. How blue light affects your eyes A major issue with staring at smartphone screens for long ...
It’s been over a month since culinary TV show host Anthony Bourdain died, yet his CNN series Parts Unknown has just received six nominations for the 2018 Emmy awards. The Emmy nominations The show had received nominations in the following six categories: outstanding cinematography, outstanding informational series or special, outstanding picture editing, outstanding sound mixing, ...