Listen to the Silence

Most people readily agree that suicide is caused by a complex web of many different factors. However, for many people the concept of a single event resulting from the combined effect of a constellation of different factors (multiple causation) is imperfectly understood. Unfortunately, a naive understanding of multiple causation can lead to needless arguments about what "really" causes suicide, and pointless debate about the "right" point for preventive intervention. The bottom line is a mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. "Listen to the Silence" explores the counseling dynamics and distinctive scenarios where individuals chose to end their lives, ultimately ending the noise of the voices in their heads. The where is insignificant, the how is indifferent, the when is inconsequential, but the why needs to be explored. Stop talking and Listen to the Silence.