If you do see something that upsets you, close the window or scroll quickly past it.For example, if you're not feeling well, you might be more vulnerable to things you'd normally be able to deal with. Try to be aware of how you're feeling when you're online.Avoid sites and feeds you know you might find triggering.Let's all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others.Īccording to Mind, you should take these steps to look after your wellbeing online: The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, over the course of this week, we will tell you the stories of brave survivors, relatives left behind, heroic Good Samaritans - and share tips from mental health experts. To remind anyone facing a tough time, grappling with mental illness or feeling like there's nowhere left to turn, that there is hope. That is why The Sun today launches the You're Not Alone campaign. Yet, it's rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now. And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women. It's the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
It doesn't discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society - from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers. EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost - to suicide.
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