Is Suicide a Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem?―Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” ―Phil Donahue

When you observe eminent personalities including Abraham Lincoln, William James, Sigmund Freud, Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Brooke Shields, Emma Thompson, J.K. Rowling, Princess Diana and Mark Twain; they have succeeded in spite of mental illness and depression.

Suicide is a threat to public health. There are many causes for suicides. Here are some of them. Old people commit suicide when there is nobody to take care of them. When people suffer from chronic diseases, they commit suicide to overcome pain and suffering. When people encounter repeated failures, they commit suicides. But the fact is the suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

How to Overcome Depression and Avert Suicidal Thoughts? Depression is a mental illness which is against your strong emotions and thoughts. In fact, most illness in this world is self-created. Hence, it is easy to overcome it if you push your boundaries in a positive direction. It is essential to rewire your brain, mind, psyche and spirit to handle challenges. Here are some tools to overcome your depression and avert suicidal thoughts.

• Love yourself. Unless you love yourself, you cannot love others.
• View the world with optimism.
• Take up one idea as your lifetime goal and engage in it consistently and relentlessly. You get up everyday with some purpose and enjoy doing it rather than wasting your time on negative aspects.  
• Avoid setting unrealistic goals and objectives. Avoid expecting from others. Avoid comparing and competing with others. Instead, compete with yourself and raise your bar constantly.  
• Look at the rising sun, not the setting sun.
• Learn lessons from failures. To fail is not bad but not to learn lessons from failures is bad.
• Socialize with others. If you have the habit of sitting with your computer system regularly, go to gym or walk or talk to people to communicate your ideas and insights. Enjoy humor and crack jokes.  
• Build a strong team of network to support them and seek their support.
• Avoid multitasking.
• Listen to melodious music to lift your moods.  View motivational videos.
• Do yoga, breathing exercises or meditation regularly.  
• Slow down to speed up. Allow yourself to reflect your thoughts. Enjoy solitude. Ensure that your head rules your heart, not your heart rules your head.
• Practice self-hypnotism.
• Avoid alcohol and drug when you have suicidal thoughts as they aggravate further.
• Do breathing exercises. Inhale and exhale deeply to check suicidal thoughts.
• Follow neglected hobbies that you wanted to pursue in the past to engage yourself meaningfully. Remember that age is just a number. You can pursue your hobbies at any age and stage of your life.  
• Travel to unwind yourself because travelling teaches tolerance; enhances empathy; and broadens your mind.
• Recall your past achievements.
• Remember that everything happens for a reason and all that happens for good.
• Minimize virtual connections and maximize physical connections. Use technology judiciously and harness it to achieve happiness, peace and prosperity.
• Connect with your family and friends. Spend some time regularly with them. Nothing is more important than your family and friends.   
• Expose to adequate sunlight everyday.  
• Have the attitude of gratitude and express your gratitude regularly. Behind the success of every person there is someone who laid the ladder for the success. Hence, expressing gratitude reflects your personality and encourages others to contribute more.  
• Build bridges, not barriers.
• Consult a therapist/psychiatrist, if you get suicidal thoughts frequently. 
• Take a short course on psychosocial therapy under the guidance of experts.

The Coward Sneaks to Death while the Brave Live on to Make a Difference: No one has the right to depress you. You alone are responsible for your depression. Remember that depression is a common illness globally. It exists among all individuals at some point of time in their lives. The intensity varies. When it goes extreme, explore the issues and individuals responsible for it and take immediate remedial measures. Ensure that depression doesn’t go unbridled and unmanageable.

Life is Great! Remember that the past cannot be changed and future cannot be predicted. Hence, learn to live in the present to avoid depression. You have a right to live in this world. You don’t have a right to take your life from this world. Life is a gift from God. To commit suicide is a sin. No religion encourages suicide. You were born with some purpose and your duty is to work hard to accomplish it to provide meaning to your life. Don’t get excited with successes and dejected with failures. Be level headed to enjoy peaks and valleys in your life. Life is great!

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