Myth and Facts Laura Varela Period 1

This section is about… The myths of how people think a suicidal person reacts before thinking to commit suicide. But it also shows the facts about how a suicidal person does and or reacts before committing suicide.

The main idea If your suicidal friend tells you that he or she wants to commit suicide you have to share the secret with a parent, teacher or other responsible adult, you could save a suicidal persons life.

Summary of section A sign that many suicidal people give before committing suicide is that they often talk about suicide before actually attempting it. Another sign is that some suicidal person, like for example, teenagers in particular become overly active and aggressive. By daring a person to commit suicide only convinces the person that nobody cares about him or her and is strengthens them to do it.

Continued… If a suicidal person has a history of several suicide attempts you should really you shouldn’t leave them alone. If he or she is really depressed and all of the sudden becomes happy don’t think that they feel better because he or she is thinking of committing suicide pretty soon and need help.

This section relates to the class by… One of the classmates could know someone that is going through this right now and this could really help them to find them help!

A real life story.. There was a girl named April and she was going out with a guy named Sam. They had been going out for a least a two years. Everyone thought they were a perfect couple, until one day Sam started feeling something for another girl. He broke up with April and she got really depressed.