What we did this week

This week in health class, we talked about stress. We learned about ten ways that people deal with their emotions. They are denial, identification, compensation, rationalization, projection, daydreaming, displacement, reaction formation, regression, and sublimation. We also learned what usually stresses people out and how they can calm down.

Expressing Emotions Constructively

When people feel angry or sad some people let others know that they feel that way. Others try to keep it to themselves and not let others know. Sometimes people should let others know if they are feeling a certain way because that other person could give some advice. If someone wants to keep emotions to themselves they should find ways to let those emotions out without others knowing. On www.associatedcontent.com, they have tips on how to let anger out without hurting people. They say that you can scream into a pillow or hit a punching bag.

Where to go to stop suicide

If you or someone you know has thoughts of suicide, there are places you can go to for help. One place you can call is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. They help people who call asking for help preventing a suicide and also help people that want help with mental health. They have more than 130 centers all over the country and callers are sent to the nearest center in the area they are in. Their number is 1-800-273-TALK(8255).

Another place to ask for help is the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education or SAVE. For 20 years they have gathered volunteers to help people realize that suicide is wrong. They teach people about what suicide is and get people to realize that it shouldn't be kept a secret. They also work with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Warning Signs and Risk Factors

There is a difference between a warning sign and a risk factor to a threat. A warning sign would be a sign about something that could happen but there is enough time to stop it from happening. A risk factor is how someone might want to do something bad like suicide.

Warning signs of suicide could be that they are always talking about death, changing there will or calling people so they can say goodbye. Most signs are being depressed and also doing things that could kill them like running through traffic.

There are also plenty of risk factors to suicide. They could be people in their family tree could have committed suicide, having tried to commit it before, or keeping a weapon or firearm with them. They could also be abused at home or have mental differences.