The statement that people who say things like suicide or depression are generally not in trouble is not objective. Some people do use suicide and depression as a reason to get attention and make fun of others, making people worry and work for nothing. But that doesn’t mean that people who commit suicide or are deeply depressed won’t ask for help, they will ask for help, and they will even express it in a strong way. Under the topic of “depression” and “suicide” in Zhihu, we can see that many people have asked for help, or mentioned that they had sought help from their friends and relatives before they had suicidal impulses or committed suicide. The following are some of the common signals for depression and suicide: 1) “I don’t want to live anymore” or “it’s better to die”. 2, indicating helplessness, despair and lack of value. 3.Indicates that the person is in pain and has the will to stop suffering. 4.To command and arrange afterlife. 5.Saying goodbye. Indirect dangerous messages: 1.Browsing and asking for ways to commit suicide. 2.Buy suicidal items (eg. large doses of sleeping pills, highly toxic agents, ropes and knives). 3.Give away treasured beloved or expensive items. 4.Talking a lot about death and suicide, expressing envy or willingness to follow the example of others who have died by suicide. 5.Irritable, agitated or moody. 6.Have impulsive actions or destructive behavior (eg. dangerous driving). 7.Continuous self-harming behavior (eg. constant bruises on the body, with head banging, taking cigarettes to burn themselves, hunger strike, etc.). 8.Long periods of being alone and crying. Abuse of sleeping and pain medication Depressed patients in moderate, severe and recovery depression may engage in suicidal behavior and need extra attention. If one of the “Suicide Help Signs” is met, the person is likely to commit suicide, and if two or more of the “Indirect Risk Messages” are met, the person is also at risk and needs to be monitored and prevented. Intervention and prevention of suicide After detection, the patient can be briefly asked why he or she wants to commit suicide. If the suicide is not immediate (eg. planning to jump off a building), ask what you plan to do if you want to commit suicide. If the person has a specific plan to commit suicide, this is a high-risk sign that he or she may commit suicide and requires extra attention. Listen and show concern and support in your communication. Do not judge or blame, and do not use verbal abuse or arguments to irritate the patient. If the patient is a stranger, try to persuade the person to call the crisis intervention line when you see a stranger mentioning suicidal impulses or behaviors. If the person indicates that he or she has already committed or is immediately ready to commit suicide, immediately notify community management and contact the Internet police. If you see the person offline, you can call 110 or 120 if the person is injured, and if you don’t know how to stop the suicidal person from committing suicide before 110 or 120 arrive, you can consult a crisis intervention hotline. The hotline staff can provide brief crisis intervention for the suicidal person, his or her friends and relatives, and those who witnessed the suicide, as well as teach the caller how to handle the suicidal person’s emergency. The patient is a common friend, colleague or distant relative Advise them to call the psychological crisis intervention hotline immediately and try to notify their relatives, friends or colleagues, roommates and other people who have close contact with them, explaining the seriousness of the matter and suggesting them to notify their family members and accompany them to the hospital immediately for treatment. The patient is a family member or close friend Immediately accompany the patient to receive treatment if they are aware of it, and communicate with the doctor to adjust the treatment plan if they are already in the treatment phase. If the patient indicates that he or she has strong and persistent suicidal thoughts or has taken suicidal actions, contact the local psychiatric hospital immediately and accompany the patient to the hospital for inpatient treatment. Patients who are not legal guardians do not have the right to admit patients to the hospital and sign an informed consent form. The patient’s close friend or non-marital partner must notify the patient’s relatives. In case of uncertainty, the priority is to ask the medical staff of the hospital, followed by the psychological crisis intervention hotline. Care at home requires the following: 1. Supervision. Watch every inch of the way, day or night. 2, hide dangerous objects in the home (eg. scissors, knives and other sharp objects, pesticides, rat poison and other toxic agents and rope, belt and other items that can be used to hang) 3, the usual doors and windows locked and watch, to prevent patients from taking the door or window out or have a jumping action. Windows can consider installing protective bars. 4.During medication treatment, do not let the patient touch the large doses of drugs, sleeping pills and painkillers and other drugs that can cause critical conditions also need to be kept well. 5.Avoid accusations, arguments and other impulsive behaviors, and remember to speak kindly in all matters. (When taking the above actions, appear natural and covert, do not cause the patient to resent)