Suicide, myths and realities

1. “Suicide is a selfish act”: Psychopaths and sociopaths are selfish but very rarely commit suicide. The depressed person reasons that her depression represents a serious problem for her family and loved ones. Therefore, suicide is an alternative for your family to free yourself from an emotional, physical and financial burden. In reality, suicide, in the opinion of the suicidal person, is a final act of help to free his family from a burden for which he feels responsible. The main idea of ​​”I want to commit suicide” can be a constant in a life that manages in many cases a concomitant anxiety and depression.
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   “Suicide is an easy road”: For every suicide death, there are an average of 25 failed attempts. The person who commits suicide has generally thought about it for a long time and has struggled with feelings contrary to their beliefs, has struggled with feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, crying, hopelessness and shame. Suicide with the purpose and lethality it represents is an arduous and difficult decision to carry out. On many occasions, psychological help does not come from the front line and the consequences can be stronger.
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   “He who wants to commit suicide will do it anyway”: Suicide prevention programs have been very successful in lowering suicide rates and provide invaluable help to people who feel they have reached the end of their lives. working day. Hotlines have saved countless lives in various countries and have helped raise awareness and educate the public about the need to help the suicidal patient. Mental health in Guatemala should take these alternatives as an example to reduce this problem.
5. There is a depression resistant to drug treatment and the findings of the STAR*D research, (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives for the Relief of Depression) that was carried out in several clinical centers in the USA, there are 60% of patients who do not respond to treatment initial medication and that about 30% do not find improvement when using two or more pharmacological agents. “Resistant depression” has been defined as depression that does not respond to a course of treatment with at least two antidepressants. Traditionally, various forms of psychotherapy, multiple combination drugs, hospitalization, and electroconvulsive therapy have been used to treat this type of depression. These Treatments are not entirely effective and some have quite serious physical risks.There are alternatives to treat depression without drugs, such as those offered by our clinic.