Some of the reasons
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:03 am
One of hardest thoughts for me is missing the golden years and all that goes with it. I know the golden years can not always be so golden but we all want a chance at it. If only it stopped and you got to be healthy , after so long what a wild ride that would be , hard to imagine:)
"Suicide remains highly stigmatized,” Dr. Patten says. “What often happens is people have those thoughts, and there’s a sense of shame or failure that goes along with that. So they don’t reach out for help from others.”
The study found that the following factors predicted suicidal thoughts in people with MS
Older age. In the study, people aged 65 and older with MS were four times as likely to engage in suicidal thoughts (sometimes called suicidal ideation) as younger people with MS.
Bowel and bladder problems. The study found that participants who reported bowel and bladder symptoms as a complication of their MS were more than twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts.
Low self-efficacy. Participants in the study were given a quiz and asked to rate their ability to perform difficult tasks or to deal with unexpected events. Those who gave themselves lower ratings were more than three times as likely to have suicidal thoughts. Speaking and swallowing problems.
People whose MS symptoms involved trouble with swallowing or talking were almost three times as likely to experience suicidal ideation.<br>
Emotional coping style. The MS patients in the study were given a questionnaire to determine how they dealt with adversity. Patients who said they coped with difficulty in an emotional way were more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who dealt with problems in a task-oriented manner.
"Suicide remains highly stigmatized,” Dr. Patten says. “What often happens is people have those thoughts, and there’s a sense of shame or failure that goes along with that. So they don’t reach out for help from others.”
The study found that the following factors predicted suicidal thoughts in people with MS
Older age. In the study, people aged 65 and older with MS were four times as likely to engage in suicidal thoughts (sometimes called suicidal ideation) as younger people with MS.
Bowel and bladder problems. The study found that participants who reported bowel and bladder symptoms as a complication of their MS were more than twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts.
Low self-efficacy. Participants in the study were given a quiz and asked to rate their ability to perform difficult tasks or to deal with unexpected events. Those who gave themselves lower ratings were more than three times as likely to have suicidal thoughts. Speaking and swallowing problems.
People whose MS symptoms involved trouble with swallowing or talking were almost three times as likely to experience suicidal ideation.<br>
Emotional coping style. The MS patients in the study were given a questionnaire to determine how they dealt with adversity. Patients who said they coped with difficulty in an emotional way were more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who dealt with problems in a task-oriented manner.