You should always take suicidal thoughts, impulses, or behavior seriously. If you are
thinking or talking about hurting or killing yourself, or know someone who is,
seek help
immediately. The NIMH recommends you turn to your
student health center; a family
physician; a professor, coach, or adviser; a member of the clergy; a local
suicide or emergency
hotline (one number is 1-800-SUICIDE); or a hospital emergency room. If you have to,
call 911.
Some of the warning signs of suicide include:
•
Talking about suicide
•
Statements about hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness
•
Preoccupation
with death
•
Becoming suddenly happier or calmer
•
Losing interest in things one cares about
•
Setting one’s affairs in order for no apparent reason—such
as giving away prized
possessions or making final arrangements regarding finances and property.
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S E C T I O N 3
Critical Thinking
What are some of the stressors you currently face? Develop an action plan to
improve your stress management skills by either eliminating
a cause of stress or
reducing its effects on you. Incorporate at least three techniques described in this
section of your textbook.
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More on Stress
If you would like to
do further research on stress, more information is available
at these websites:
1. US Army HOOAH 4 Health:
www.hooah4health.com/mind/combatstress/default.htm
2. If you enter “stress management” into web search engines such as Google,
you will find numerous references from which you can choose.
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