Real life cases of Suicidal attempts

This is a story about Meao, a 17-year-old girl, diagnosed with depression, anxiety, etc. Who attempted committing suicide twice.

In early 2020, Meao was under the pressures of interpersonal relationships, academics and the death of her grandfather, which made her stay in her cubicle all the time and greatly contributed to her suicidal ideation. Unfortunately, her parents were not alerted. After two weeks, she appeared to have thoughts of ending her life with a cutter. Her mother discovered it the next morning, and she was bandaged roughly.

Regretfully, Meao’s

parents aren’t the only parents who ignored the signs of danger. Children often feel sad, excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt, withdrawal from friends and activities, isolating themselves in their room, etc, might be a sign of danger.

Here are some tips:

⭕️ Chat more with your children. Enhancement of communication and intimate relationships could build up their willingness to express themselves to parents.

⭕️ Observe more on children, whether they’ve got unusual interactions. Take Meao as an example. She had locked herself in her room for weeks, not even talking with her family. This is an example of an unusual act, isolating herself from socializing.

After all, Meao have got a few words, "Please resist your suicidal thoughts for 15 seconds. You will find the beauty of the world afterwards!"

你曾經好奇過人如何會產生輕生的意向嗎？這是一個關於Meao的故事，一個17歲的女孩，被診斷出患有抑鬱症，焦慮，解離等並曾兩次自殺未遂。

2020年初，Meao因著人際關係、學業和親人去世的痛苦，助長了她輕生的念頭。不幸的是，她的父母並沒有留意到Meao的異樣。兩個星期後，她首次嘗試以美工刀結束生命。母親於第二天早上發現Meao躺在一片血水中，卻只是簡單地包紮了她的傷口。

可悲的是，Meao的父母並不是唯一對危險示警不了解的父母。因此，以下是一些較為常見的警號/提醒作參考：

孩子表現出過度悲傷或沮喪，恐懼或擔憂的情緒，因一些很小的事情便表現出極度的內疚，迴避正常社交活動等等。

❌使用批評的語氣以及言論。Meao的父親總是以其身材作玩笑，這讓Meao對她的身材感到十分羞恥，從而令她覺得連喝水都會令她肥胖，數個月前更是被診斷為厭食症。

⭕️嘗試與您的孩子

多聊天。增強與子女溝通和維繫與原生家庭親密關係。這會令孩子們任何時候也會更容易選擇與父母分享。

⭕️多觀察孩子的情況。留意兒女們不尋常的行為，請儘快採取行動了解它們。以Meao為例，她當時已把自己鎖在房間裡好幾個星期了。正正是Meao的父母選擇輕視問題，助長其抑鬱症狀的發展。

最後，Meao想向有輕生意圖的人說："當輕生的意念來襲時，請心中默數15秒。 在那15秒後，你會發現事情其實沒有那麼糟糕！"