Counseling Center
3^rd floor Lucina Hall
285-1736

• Sudden changes in behavior:  becoming withdrawn, moody, or irritable
• Being sad or depressed, crying.
• Changes in eating or sleeping habits.
• Increased frequency and/or quantity of alcohol and/or other drug use.
• Sudden changes in appearance - especially neglect of appearance.
• Restlessness and agitation.
• Overreaction to criticism, overly self-critical.
• Inability to recover from a loss; ongoing and overwhelming feelings of grief.

Late Warning Signs:

• Dropping out of activities, increasing isolation and withdrawal.
• Radical personality or behavioral changes.
• Sudden or increasingly dangerous risk-taking behavior.
• Any sudden changes in behavior or mood that have you wondering – trust your gut.
• Making final arrangements; giving things away, putting one's life in order.
• Threatening to commit suicide, openly talking about death, not being around, not being wanted or needed.
• Ironically, sometimes a sudden and inexplicable improvement in behavior or appearance (the personal feels better knowing they have a plan to deal with the pain).