Let's Talk, Don't Commit Suicide!
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
September 10, 2018 3:07am CST
Depression, said the Health Department in my country, is the root cause of suicides.
Today is the World Suicide Prevention Day and I just attended a press conference regarding this matter.
Suicide is not a culture in the Philippines and yet in my region alone it has reached 108 as of this day.
That's the reason the department made this program as part of the information campaign.
Being lonely is normal but depression is not, but there is medication when someone is depressed.
Depressed people needs someone to talk to so they put the hashtag "lets talk".
What will you do when someone call you and said "will commit suicide"?
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13 responses
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
10 Sep 18
That is the proper way to deal person in such situations.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
11 Sep 18
There are ways to get out of depression and those who are prone should take measures.
No one has ever said that to me and they will not. They will do it and then show it (lol)
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Oh yes, meditation helps a lot, if only we can adopt this practice.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
... and as the health department has said, there's medication for depression.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
I think these teenagers are just bluffing but still ee cannot disregard this situation.
@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
10 Sep 18
It is good that DOH has this kind of program because people suffering from this at times do not know they have the problem but ignores it until he cannot handle it anymore. I think the stigma of being tagged/diagnosed to having depressive manic syndrome can be bad at times because many are taking that as being crazy or mentally deranged person. But in reality that person only need is someone to talk to and not being judge at all.
@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
@ilocosboy Our society has not accepted that as a mental health issue and should not be shunned away or be discriminated as such. I guess it will take a long time that the stigma of being labeled with that disorder will be accepted by many.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Maybe the passing of Mental Health law will be a big step in changing the stigma. People should come out and embrace them.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Stigma was also discussed during the presscon. Yes, it has negative impact to the patient being tagged like that which should not be case.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
If someone called me and tell me that, I will talk him out of it. Even if it means being on the phone for a long time, I will not complain as along as I can hear what he has to say and give him my consoling advises.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
@ilocosboy Could it be that because women are most likely to share their problems to their friends than to their families, while the men just keep it to themselves because they ashamed to share it?
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Most of the victims are male. 85 percent are men and 15 percent are women.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
10 Sep 18
I miss to put these words , the health department said lets be aware of people among us, maybe some of them need our companionship.
@dya80dya (33512)
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10 Sep 18
@ilocosboy But I need help. If I can't help myself how can I help others? I just said I suffer from depression myself.
@arunima25 (85280)
• Bangalore, India
11 Sep 18
It is on rising alert all across the globe. The changing fabric of society and loneliness and materialistic approach creeping in every where is to be blamed for it to a large extent.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
In my country its not part of our culture so its an alarming situation
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Somehow this incident is becoming alarming.
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@arunima25 (85280)
• Bangalore, India
11 Sep 18
@ilocosboy So is it with Indian culture but somewhere now the joint families are diminishing and so are certain life values and bonding.
@Rashnag (30598)
• Surat, India
10 Sep 18
True indeed. It's good to know that your government is putting so much efforts. Thanks for sharing dear
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Yes my friend, maybe the government is awaken already to this nightmare.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
10 Sep 18
The good thing now it can be cure, there are medications for depression.
