Warning Signs
10 Warning Signs That Suggest You or a Friend May Need Help
Getting help isn’t a sign of weakness, but one of strength and courage!
- Feeling hopeless, sad, depressed or worthless
- Tired all the time
- Stopped taking care of yourself, eating, appearance and/or self hurting
- Angry all the time, overreacting to situations
- Big changes in eating or sleeping patterns (too much or too little)
- Can’t concentrate, struggle making decisions
- Anxious, becoming very impulsive, always moving, excessive fidgeting
- Withdraw physically and emotionally (from friends and activities)
- Chronic pain or physical symptoms with no known cause and medicine does not seem to help
- Thinking or talking about death or suicide, giving away possessions
Getting help isn’t a sign of weakness, but one of strength and courage!
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Teen Depression Statistic Sources:
National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education [online] National Mental Health Association, “Fact Sheet: Suicide"
National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education [online] National Mental Health Association, “Fact Sheet: Suicide"
