Although the reasons why people commit suicide are multifaceted and complex, life circumstances that may immediately precede someone committing suicide include the time period of at least a week after discharge from a psychiatric hospital या a sudden change in how the person appears to feel (for example, much worse या much better). Examples of possible triggers (precipitants) for suicide are real या imagined losses, like the breakup of a romantic relationship, moving, loss (especially if द्वारा suicide) of a friend, loss of freedom, या loss of other privileges.

Firearms are द्वारा far the most common methods द्वारा which people take their life, accounting for nearly 60% of suicide deaths per year. Older people are और likely to kill themselves using a firearm compared to younger people. Another suicide method used द्वारा some individuals is द्वारा threatening police officers, sometimes even with an unloaded gun या a fake weapon. That is commonly referred to as "suicide द्वारा cop." Although firearms are the most common way people complete suicide, trying to overdose on medication is the most common means द्वारा which people attempt to kill themselves