Someone considering harming themselves or ending their life may talk about:

• Ending his/her life.
• Feeling the “world would be better if I wasn’t here.”
• Death and dying.
• Feeling intensely sad.
• Having no purpose in life.
• Being worthless, hopeless, or helpless.
• Being a burden to other people.
• Feeling stuck.
• Dealing with intense pain.

Signs to look for on social media:

• Posts about being hopeless or helpless: “I can’t do anything.” or “I want to stay in bed forever.”
• Angry Posts: “F*@K the world.” or “I hate my life.”

Someone considering harming themselves or ending their life may experience changes in behavior such as:

• Begin using or an increase in use of alcohol and/or drugs.
• Doing online searches looking for ways to end one’s life.
• Socially isolating her/himself.
• Showing lack of interest or withdrawing from activities he/she used to enjoy.
• Experiencing insomnia or sleeping excessively.
• Giving away material possessions.
• Saying goodbye to family and friends.
• Engaging in reckless/risky behavior.
• Acting aggressively towards others.
• Showing lack of energy or constant fatigue.
• Changing eating habits and/or experiencing weight gain or loss.

Signs to look for on social media:

• Posts about engaging in risky/reckless behavior (i.e., reckless driving, driving fast) or increasing alcohol/drug use.
• Posts about insomnia: “Can’t sleep again. I’ve been up all night.”
• Posts about social/academic withdrawal: “Missed class again today – I’m a failure.” or “Stayed in bed all day again.”

• Feeling depressed.
• Losing interest in usual activities.
• Acting out in anger or rage.
• Feeling humiliated or embarrassed.
• Displaying anxiety or irritability.

• Using Negative Emoticons: sad, guilty, irritated, lost, depressed. 
• Using Hashtags that indicates emotional distress or following posts related to harmful behaviors: #depressed, #lonely, #lost, #worthless or “I can’t handle this anymore.”