People should acknowledge that depression has signs of a mental disease. However, no one should be ashamed of it. The primary cause why people start to look for the cure of depression is because they feel embarrassed. Nevertheless, these particular emotions are connected with depression and make it hard to admit this disorder.

Suicide is originated by a severe condition of depression, a disorder that interferes with the mental, physical and emotional aspects of a person.

Suicide usually may become an evolution of depression. However, people may use a depressive look to acquire some amount of attention and assistance from other people side. There is an opinion that suicide leads to compassion to a person. However, help should come in time before depressed people commit a suicide, and then no sympathy is necessary. On the other hand, the danger of suicide helps a depressed person, as it comes as the final cry from the heart, and usually close people are very willing to answer.

Despite of availability of information on the Web and other sources, some simple actions may be taken immediately to prevent a suicide. The following approaches may help to save someone’s life.

  1. Practice a close physical contact. Hugging, kissing, touching or saying nice things about a person may help in depression or cure a broken heart. Keep in mind, that sometimes such small things become very important.
  2. If you know that a person has a propensity to suicide, do not leave such person alone.
  3. Clean you house from harmful things including guns, knives, poisons and other chemicals, heavy drugs. Remove potentially dangerous items.
  4. Try to reassure a suicidal person that help is available and that such situation can be improved if a proper treatment is taken. Simple phrases like “everything will be fine,” or “you have to live because…”do not work.
  5. You should remember that suicide is usually the final method to acquire attention. Therefore, if you are addressed by a person thinking of a suicide, probably this person believes that you are able to deal with this condition and you know how to help in depression. It is also good for you, as empowering to help a suicidal person gives you a feeling of being the right person capable to assist a suicidal condition in the critical situation, which usually formed by a loneliness.


The statistic favors the depressed demonstrating that most of such people do not die by suicide in reality. However, depression produces a higher risk of suicide. Researchers forecast that two percent of people with depression who have had treatment, under the same conditions without being treated might commit a suicide. The results of their research also demonstrate that 7 percent of men and only 1 percent of women suffered from depression might eventually kill themselves.

 Coexistence of depression and suicide is obvious, but it is possible to eradicate suicidal thoughts if enough efforts are put to fight depression.