Suicide accounts for between 60-65% of all gun deaths annually in the U.S. Three states have passed legislation allowing people who fear they may become suicidal to place themselves on a "do not sell" list, to block their purchase of a gun.
I have been managing recurring suicidality since I was 18.
Over the past 12 years, Iâve learned that my bipolar disorder â and the suicidality that often accompanies it â must be aggressively managed.
Suicidality refers to the serious thoughts about taking oneâs own life, suicide plans and suicide attempts.
When I am suicidal, I become someone I donât trust, someone my healthy self doesnât recognize. My thoughts donât align with my values. I have trouble remembering my reasons for living.
When I am stable, and recall what my suicidal self was thinking and how I was acting, my blood runs cold.