…ical inner voice may be telling you, it is not you. YOU matter. You’re important. Get help today. Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Dr. Lisa Firestone will be hosting the free one-hour online presentation “Learn the CPR of Suicide Prevention” on Sep. 11 –Learn More or Register Now…
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…onal Lifeline or Samaritans, can be an easy, free and anonymous way to get help. The helplines are open 24 hours a day and offer chat or email features, if you prefer to communicate by text. Just talking about how you feel and how you got to this point in your life can be a huge relief and help you find a way to cope with the pain you are currently experiencing. Avoid Drugs and Alcohol Alcohol and drugs often intensify suicidal thoughts. Avoid all…
Learn More…es: The Glendon Association – Suicide and Self Destructive Behavior American Association of Suicidology Read: PsychAlive’s Suicide Prevention Advice Page “Something to Lose” Dr. Lisa Firestone’s blog, Suicide: The Warning Signs Dr. Lisa Firestone’s blog, Suicide: How Can You Help Someone at Risk…
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…Inner Voice with your father, Dr. Robert W. Firestone, and Joyce Catlett? Dr. Lisa Firestone: After years of therapy practice, we could see how much our patientsgained from a deeper understanding of their critical inner voice, and we wanted to make it available to the general public. The goal is to help individuals gain an awareness of the critical inner voice that causes us to fall short of our capabilities and prevents us from living the life w…
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…p for Mental Illness. Treating Mental Illness Local (Alexandria VA) Crisis Help Alexandria 24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Services 720 N. St Asaph St, Alexandria, VA 22314 703-746-3401 CrisisLink A suicide prevention hotline based in Arlington, Virginia, serving since 1969. Hotline: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb/news/2014/text-hotline.htm More information: http://prsinc.org/crisislink/ Recommended Links http://www.brickelandassociates.com/reso…
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…Relationships and Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice. Visit her site at www.drlisa*]}*firestone.com. Silence the Inner Voice That’s Stressing You Out Millions of Americans struggle with unhealthy levels of stress. Stress isn’t just destructive to our mental health but to our physical health as well. It weakens our immune systems and contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, and other illnesses. The Unselfish Gift of Going on a Ret…
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…finding of the role of the destructive inner voice in suicide. This voice drives suicidal tendencies, deceptively convincing people that it is better to end their lives than to find an alternate solution to their suffering. On April 20, I will host a Webinar on Understanding and Preventing Suicide in which, in addition to outlining warning signs and helper tasks, I will show how people who are suicidal are not acting on their own point of view bu…
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…ters around the world. Click here to locate a therapist in your area Return to our Suicide Prevention Advice Page Related Articles: Coping Suggestions for the Suicidal Person Helper Tasks – How You Can Help Someone Who’s Suicidal Suicide: The Warning Signs Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk…
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…of them wants to die, but the other part wants to live. What can we do to help someone who is in the midst of a suicidal crisis and put them in touch with the help they need? The documentary film Understanding and Preventing Suicide provides several guidelines: First, engage the person at risk in a personal way by paying close attention and making the person feel accepted. Convey your feelings of empathy and try to see things from the person’s pe…
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….” If hearing such statements worries you, it should. These sentiments are warning signs that a person is thinking about suicide, also called suicidal ideation. Though these are passive suicidal statements, they should be taken very seriously. They may mean a person is thinking about ending his or her life. This person is struggling with a mental health crisis and we need to attend to this. Even passive thoughts of suicide deserve prompt attention…
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