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#9 Talking about death. A lot. What many people do not realize is that depression can be a deadly disease. Unfortunately and sadly enough in two different ways. A number of depressed people end up committing suicide. A few even take others with them on their journey…

Let’s be realistic here. No one commits suicide overnight. It is often a well planned action – if you will excuse me the poor choice of words here. Meaning there is a period of time in which the patient will show signs of being suicidal.

Have you ever had a friend or relative take his own live? Looking back on that occasion, people often suddenly recognize occasions or signs and they kick their behind wondering how they could have missed these when they occurred.

There is however no reason to feel guilty. Even trained professionals sometimes oversee these subtle signs. They are often very well hidden and extremely hard to recognize.

What should raise a red flag however (well, 10 red flags) is if a depressed person starts talking about death more and more. Pay close attention (and make notes for the therapist!) when you see a pattern building up. We all have our moments when we don’t want to be here anymore. But that’s harmless self-pity. You should stop doing that. But that’s all. A depressed person however might just mean business.