Although depression affects nearly twice as many women as men, more than 6 million American men suffer with the disorder each year. Combine that with the fact that men are less likely to seek treatment for depression, and you have an even bigger problem.  

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Many of us have been there: We had a bad day or a tough week, so we pour ourselves a glass of wine or open a bottle of beer. However, for people suffering from depression or anxiety, self-medicating can become a big problem. 

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• Suicide occurs almost twice as often as murder.
• Every year, about 32,000 people in the U.S. die by suicide.
• Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 24…
• …And the second leading cause of death for people aged 25 to 34.
• 90% of people who die by suicide are suffering from depression, other mental health disorders (like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and anxiety) and/or abuse drugs and alcohol.
• A gun is the most common method for committing suicide. Suffocation and poison are also very common methods.
• In recent years, suicide rates have increased for females aged 10 to 19 and for males aged 15 to 19.
• Suicide rates have also increased for adults older than 65.
• Women attempt suicide more often than men, but men are 4 times more likely to die from a suicide attempt.
• In 2007, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S., with 34,598 occurrences.
• The overall rate in 2007 was 11.3 suicide deaths per 100,000 people.
• For every suicide attempt that results in death, an estimated 11 more make failed attempts.
• Nearly five times as many males as females aged 15 to 19 died by suicide in 2007.
• Just less than six times as many males as females aged 20 to 24 died by suicide in 2007.
• Older Americans are disproportionately more likely to die by suicide. Of every 100,000 people aged 65 and older, 14.3 died by suicide in 2007. This is higher than the national average for those in the general population.
• Non-Hispanic White men aged 85 or older had an even higher rate, with 47 suicide deaths per 100,000.
• Of every 100,000 people in each of the following ethnic/racial groups, the following number died by suicide in 2007:
• American Indian and Alaska Natives have some of the highest rates of suicide, at 14.3 per 100,000.
• Non-Hispanic Whites follow close behind, at 13.5 per 100,000.
• Hispanics and African Americans have some of the lowest rates, at 6.0 per 100,000 and 5.1 per 100,000, respectively.
 

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You’re driving in a car, this new car that you bought a few years back. It was shiny and new when you were first convinced into buying it, but now it seems to be falling apart. You’re driving down this road that leads basically no where, except this cliff that is ahead of you. You’re driving towards this cliff and you don’t quite realize it yet, but it could end your life. 

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