Suicide
Teens talk about helping at-risk friends choose life
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: After reading the column about how to help prevent suicide (July 16), I want to say that, over the years, I have attracted friends who were cutting, depressed,…
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Don’t ignore warning signs of suicide
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m worried that my friend, “Greer,” who is 17, might be suicidal. He is acting strange lately, but I don’t want…
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More on male oppression
Dear Straight Talk: The male oppression issue you are writing about is interesting. As a fire captain I work with lots of male recruits every year. It is standard for the men to constantly harass… 0 Comments
Why males commit suicide more than females
Dear Straight Talk: I understand the connection you made in last week’s column, taking groping in middle school as a sign of male oppression and backing that up with statistics showing the… 0 Comments
Teens reach out to troubled girl
Dear Straight Talk: I’m 15 and don’t believe I can make it. When I was 13 my boyfriend killed himself and I went to a mental hospital for attempted suicide. I’m considered a runaway… 0 Comments
How to help when life seems impossible
Dear Straight Talk: I was glad to see your column on suicide and I would like to add that the best way to prevent suicide is to bring it out of the closet and show that there is no one “type”… 0 Comments
Heed warning signs of suicide
Dear Readers: As I said in last week’s column, in four out of five suicide attempts, the at-risk person exhibits recognizable warning signs. Here they are:
• making statements… 0 Comments
Rage of the silent epidemic
Dear Readers: I’m going to talk about a subject nobody wants to talk about. This subject is so dark that the instinct to recoil is quite natural, the way it’s natural to recoil from… 0 Comments
Take suicidal ‘hints’ seriously
Dear Straight Talk: I’m writing about “Trevor” who used to be my friend in junior high and elementary school. Now that we’re in high school, he’s pulled away from… 0 Comments
When a friend mentions suicide, tell someone
Dear Straight Talk: A friend of mine is in a lot of trouble and has mentioned suicide as a way out. I know it happens, but he doesn’t seem like the type and I don’t know whether to… 0 Comments
