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Carbon monoxide suicideCarbon monoxide suicide takes its infamous place as one of the more recognized ways of committing suicide. Its use has been shown in a number of movies. Suicide by carbon monoxide is chosen because the toxic gas is "non-violent", has no taste, no smell, is non irritating, and can easily be accessed - usually by way of vehicle exhaust or gas oven. Compared to other methods of suicide, death by carbon monoxide may seem like a physically clean way to leave life behind. However, behind each suicide attempt is an amount mental and emotional distress than cannot be described. There is no way to know the circumstances each victim experiences as they come to the point where they are willing to take their life. All suicide attempts can be seen as a cry for help and a very real effort to end personal suffering - even at the cost of one's life. Each year there are several million attempted suicides of all kinds worldwide. A relatively small percentage of attempted suicides result in death, the majority do not. The United States, with under 5% of the worlds population, averages 750,000 suicide attempts and 32,000 suicides a year. Most attempted suicides are aborted, thwarted or go awry, in many cases leaving the victim [seriously] injured and physically harmed. Injured carbon monoxide suicide survivors are a unique kind of survivor. If they are to begin a new life they must overcome two obstacles, a potentially serious carbon monoxide injury as well as the conditions that lead them to attempt carbon monoxide suicide. As different as these two obstacles may seem, they may in fact be more related than they appear. For every suicide attempt there is an individual with their own set of conditions and circumstances. What they usually have in common is that they can no longer bare to endure the way they feel. All to often depression, despair, and the emotions that lead to suicide are viewed as being psychological in origin. There is no shortage of advice like "give your head a shake...", "just snap out of it...", "appreciate what you've got...", and "get on with your life...". However, it is [slowly] becoming more known that the dark world of depression and feelings that lead to suicide can come from a brain that is not functioning properly. Physical injury, toxicity, as well as emotional stress/trauma can seriously affect healthy brain functioning. A healthy brain creates a healthy life. The connection between the two is much more significant than most people realize. There are also far more things than can affect healthy brain functioning than most people realize. One or more seemly minor bangs to the head, one or more concussions, psychological trauma, toxicity, intense stress, prolonged periods of stress, or a nutritionally lacking diet can add up to a brain that is unable to function in a balanced way. Several of these "incidents" layered on top of one another can [seriously] impact healthy brain functioning and a persons life. Tragically, this is not widely known. Usually the person contemplating suicide (as well as those close to them) are not aware that their very thoughts, feelings and behavior are being [heavily] influenced and controlled by an "unhappy brain." Many with deep depression and the emotions that lead to suicide carry a heavy psychological burden. They feel they are "messed up", "broken" and can no longer endure when in fact their brain is not functioning properly. Few people understand just how significantly healthy brain functioning can be impacted by life's "incidents". Many problems labelled psychological in origin may actually be brain functioning issues. Two steps to change your brain - for the good2) Help balance brain functioning with brainwave optimization
For carbon monoxide suicide attempt survivorsInformation for suicide attempt suvivors and their families Survivors of suicide fact sheet
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every life is important. period