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• Giving away favorite possessions. |
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• A marked or noticeable change in an individual’s behavior. |
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• Previous suicide attempts and statements revealing a desire to die. |
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• Depression (crying, insomnia, inability to think or function, excessive sleep or appetite loss). |
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• Inappropriate “goodbyes.” |
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• Verbal behavior that is ambiguous or indirect. “I’m going away on a real long trip. . .You won’t have to worry about me anymore. . .I want to go to sleep and never wake up.” |
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• Purchase of a gun or pills. |
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• Sudden happiness after long depression. |
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• Obsession about death and talk about suicide. |
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• Decline in performance of work, school, or other activities. |
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• Deteriorating physical appearance or reckless actions. |
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