The top 3 suicidal signals to look out for are:
- Making preparations: Oftentimes, a person considering suicide will begin to put his or her personal business in order. This might include visiting friends and family, giving away personal possessions, and cleaning up his or her room or home. Some people will begin writing notes/letters before committing suicide. Some will buy a firearm or other means like poison.
- Threatening suicide: 50% – 75% of those considering suicide will give someone a warning sign. However, not everyone who is considering suicide will say so, and not everyone who threatens suicide will follow through with it. Every threat of suicide should be taken seriously.
- Withdrawal: A person who chooses to be alone and avoiding friends or social activities are also possible symptoms of depression, a which can lead to suicide. This includes the loss of interest or pleasure in activities the person previously enjoyed.
Battle had said that Whitney Houston “inspired my dream to be a singer,” according to the group’s official biography on the RCA Records website.
She grew up in Los Angeles, singing in a church choir, studying ballet and tap, modeling and acting in television commercials before working an internship with a company associated with the Black Eyed Peas. She studied music and songwriting at the University of Southern California before competing on “The X Factor,” where she reached the top 16.
Gone Too Soon: X Factor Singer Commits Suicide was originally published on blackdoctor.org
