Common Warning Signs of Suicide

Talking about suicide or wanting to die

Withdrawing from friends, family, and typical activities
  Dropping out of band, sports, or other social groups
  Remaining at home, isolated
  Missing school or after-school obligations
  Not talking on the telephone or chatting on the computer
  Missing family meals or outings
  Ignoring usual hobbies

Signs of Major Depression
  Major changes in eating habits
  Major changes in sleeping habits
  Sadness and/or crying
  Hopelessness
  Boredom
  Low energy
  Irritability or anger
  Guilt
  Low self-esteem
  Poor concentration
  Frequent complaints of physical symptoms like stomachache or headache

Signs of Mania or Psychosis
  Hearing things
  Very unusual or magical thinking
  Rapid and pressured speech
  Agitation or very high activity level
  Risk-taking (acting “bulletproof”)
  Extreme suspicion

Acting out
  Running away
  Violent outbursts
  Extreme argumentativeness

Deterioration in personal hygiene and/or appearance
  Missing showers or baths, refusing to bathe
  Not brushing teeth
  Not tending to grooming or hair care
  Wearing dirty or filthy clothes (in the extreme, beyond fashion)
  Body odor

Direct negative statements
  I feel awful
  I'm a bad person
  I feel dead inside
  Everything is ruined; nothing can be fixed
  I have no future

Indirect negative or suggestive statements
   Nothing matters
  Everything will be okay soon
  It’s no use
  Everything’s over
  I’ll be out of everybody’s way soon

Focusing on death in talking, writing, or art

Significant personality change

Throwing away, giving away, or abandoning important possession