Do you think about suicide?

• Are you thinking about harming yourself or others?
• Have you maybe made an attempt at suicide in the past?
• Has someone in your life passed away from suicide?
• Are you or your family and whanau suffering from suicide?

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It is important to understand suicidal thoughts
"I felt like shit, like there was no way out. It wasn’t like my first thought but it was there in the background."

Remember that thoughts about suicide are just that – thoughts. You don’t need to act on them. They won’t last for ever, and often they pass very quickly. Many people who have had serious thoughts of suicide have said that they felt completely different only hours later. It is common to feel overwhelmed and distressed during difficult times or when it seems that things will never improve.

Suicide and Sexual Abuse
It is not uncommon for men who have experienced child sexual abuse or sexual assault to have to deal with suicidal thoughts. An experience of child sexual abuse or sexual assault can have men feeling distressed and overwhelmed both at the time and at stressful times in the future. If suicidal thoughts are unchallenged they can convince a man that because he is doing it tough now it will always be like this. If there is time to talk about suicidal thoughts they can provide a clue to what a man holds dear, about certain connections he values and the dreams and aspirations he has for life. In order for such conversation to occur it is first important to make sure you are safe now.

Helping a man at Risk of Suicide

You can talk with us about it, in complete confidence.

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