This is good, but I just wanted to point out your symptom list definitely doesn't apply to all cases. They are red flags to look out for, for sure. But I've lost a friend and family member to suicide who never talked about it, or their emotions, or what they were going through.

I also know when I attempted suicide, it's not something I talked about to anyone and it came as a big surprise to my family. I kept my depression and self-harm secret for so many years.

So I just wanted to toss that out there for others reading your article, that a lot of cases aren't so clear cut.