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Suicide Myths and Jeffrey Epstein
Several common myths exist regarding suicide and youths and they often incline even mental health professionals to believe them even though there’s too much information against them. Unfortunately, many of the myths are based on experience with young persons.
One of the primary myths that I’m writing about is the myth that people who will commit suicide have a distinct set of things they do and ways in which they act.
What are some of the things that people believe anyone who is planning suicide does? Putting them in no special order we would have to say they are:
1.give all of their possessions away
2.they are depressed
3.lack attention to their personal appearance and hygiene
4.a sense of hopelessness
5.isolate themselves
6.lack of interest in the future
7.suicide is an attempt to get attention
8.notes are usually left
9.they have a mental health condition
10. mental health professional can accurately gauge suicide risk
The material that has been published and which has fostered several myths is based, in large part, on large demographic studies that pull out specific…
