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The Deadly Nature of Depression
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Depression and suicide is heartbreaking.
In an affluent Cleveland Ohio suburb, depression drove a father and husband to kill his wife and their two children, 15-year old twins, a boy and a girl, in an apparent murder-suicide.
In another nearby city, the same thing happened, only this time three children were killed.
And in yet another incident, a young mother took her life after she killed her 4 year-old daughter.
For one person it was a choice, but for the others, the final and catastrophic decision was made for them by a loved one. They had no say in the decision that took their life.
A deadly combination of factors
People are suffering from anxiety and stress at unprecedented levels. Look at what we are dealing with now. A pandemic, social isolation, dwindling finances, uncertain housing, unpaid bills, racial tension, global unrest, increasing violence, hostility and domestic violence.
For people already feeling depressed, these factors are enough to push them over the edge.
Each day it seems that I hear of yet another death. The obituaries describe it as a sudden passing. And then I…
