Crash Diets Can Lead to Suicide Attempts

Crash Diets Can Lead to Suicide Attempts

Many people try crash diets to lose weight fast, hoping for a quick and easy solution to their weight problem. And yes there are plenty of different crash diets that can work, most can work for some people as long as they have the willpower not to go back to their old ways. Unfortunately the people who usually try all these crash diets lack that one key component. They want a quick and simple solution, because they lack the willpower to go through a regular diet and exercise regiment. And when they fail at losing weight(or the amount of weight they were hoping for), they get hit with massive depression.

The problem arises from the crash diet itself. During the diet you pretty much starve yourself and your body, which in turn weakens your system...so when that depression hits...you are at your weakest state yet, which can in turn lead to future suicide attempts. Note, it's important to keep in mind that different people have different ideas of what success is like. One person might not kill themselves even if they gain weight from their crash diet...while another will slit the wrists after losing "only" 5 or 8 pounds in 1 week.

If you think suicide is nothing to worry about, think about this. More than 1.1 million Americans attempt killing themselves every single year in United States. In fact 1 out of 14 Americans knows someone who killed themselves during the last year. Worldwide those numbers increase to more than 20 million suicide attempts a year. To put these in numbers that are easier to comprehend, that's more or less the entire population of Australia trying to kill themselves every year. So as you can see suicide is a real threat and should be watched out for.

Now if you know someone who is going through a crash diet, you need to read up on all the possible suicide warning signs, so that you'll be prepared in case the person in your life is one of the group of people who might attempt suicide because of their crash diet. If you yourself are going on any of these crash diets, make a comprehensive suicide warning signs guide available to someone you see on the daily basis(spouse or parent or a friend), so that they can intervene and save your life in case you ever get suicidal.