Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Suicide prevention
| Having a low mood that you can’t seem to shake off. | |
| Having little or no interest in doing things that you used to enjoy. | |
| Being grumpy and irritable. | |
| Lack of energy and feeling tired most of the time. | |
| Changes in sleep and eating patterns. | |
| Problems with concentrating and staying focused. | |
| Low self-esteem and loss of libido. | |
| Feeling empty, lonely and isolated. | |
| Increased use of alcohol or other forms of self- medicating. | |
| Feeling embarrassed or ashamed about not being able to cope. | |
| Feeling overwhelmed by tasks/events/expectations that normally would be easy to handle. |
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