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  • PAGE 9 JANUARY 30, 1986 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Counselors Corner How To Deal With Suicide Most people think about suicide at sometime in their lives. Usually these thoughts are not serious, rather, they are just passing desires for relief from life's pressures. At times, however, a person might be considering killing him/herself more seriously Suicide is the second leaOing cause of death among college students, second only to accidents. Recent statistics from the Public Health Service estimate that 82 out of every 100,000 people ages 20-24 will commit suicide. Therefore, it is not unlikely for a college student to find him/herself confronted with the responsibility of helping a friend who is having suicidal thoughts. The first thing to remember in dealing with someone who may be severely depressed or suicidal Is to takeany talk about suicide seriously. It is a myth that people who talk about suicide won't actually kill themselves; most people who commit suicide have told severalother people of thgir thoughts and intentions. Don't be afraid to talk with a friend about what he or she has said and ask him or her if he or she is really contemplating suicide. A student's primary responsibilities to a distressed friend are to listen, be supportive, and help your friend get some professional help as soon as possible. — Encourage your friend to talk and ventilate his or her feelings. — Acknowledge your friend's feelings as ligitimate and understandable. — If it seems to you like your friend is seriously contemplating suicide, don't leave himor her alone under any circumstances. Call upon other friends to help you and alert a member of the Housing Staff if you are in the residence halls. Call for professional help immidiately; a CAP Center Counselor can be reached during the Oay at 227-7469 and at 227- 7430 after hours. — If there are any potentially lethal objects (e.g., a knife) or substances (e.g.. a bottle of sleeping pills) nearby, try to remove them. — Try not to panic; your calm demeanor may help an agitated friend to relax. — Remember that having suicidal thoughts does not mean that your friend is "crazy" or "mentally ill". Talk to him or her in the same way that you would talk to any friend who has a problem. — Don't try to shock your friend out by "calling his or her bluff" and inviting him or her to go ahead and Oo it because you don't believe he or she will really make an attempt. — Don't argue with your friend over whether it is right to want to die. Don't moralize or preach. — Don't try to analyze or interpret your friend's feelings. Don't try to come up with solutions to your friend's problems or give advice. — Don't be patronizing by telling your friend to "cheer up" or that he or she will "feel better in the 'morning". Your friend needs to know that you understand that he or she is in a great deal of pain; these feelings won't just go away. — There are many complex reasons that people choose to kill themselves. Don't assume you know what is going on in your friend's mind. Suicide rarely happens without warning. By being alert to your friends' comments and behavior and by following the guidelines listed above, you may help save a life. If one of your friends has mentioned thoughts about suicide to you, encourage him or her to make an appointment with a counselor by calling 227-7469. If your friend seems unwilling to seek help, you can talk to a counselor yourself to get help in dealing with yourfriend. Don't be afraid to take action because your friend may become angry with you. Someday, he or she will thank you. Photo: Ken Lauber Eeriness Prevails; Night Skiing in WNC 10,000 Design Competition Burroughs Corporation has announced the Second Burroughs Design Competition for outstanding examples of industrial design of products that incorporate computer capability and technology in the human/machine interface. The competition is open to upper level industrial design students and recent graduates in North America. It has the official enOorsement of the Industrial Designers Society of America. Hie world is waiting. Be an exchange student. Step into an adventure filled with opportunities and challenges. As part of International Youth Exchange, a Presidential Initiative for peace, you live abroad with your new host family. Learn new skills. Go to new schools. Make new friends. Young people from all segments of American society are being selected. If youti like to be one of them, write for more information on programs, costs and financial aid. Help bring the world, together, one friendship at a time. ttuTiiTK« (Suxil A message from The Advertising Council and The International Youth Exchange. Write: YOUTH EXCHANGl Pueblo. Colorado 81009 Real Men Love Flowers! t'lowrti Say It Heat! Tell him how grcut lit- is and how much you care with one of our masculine floral plant or gift items . . . fully guaranteed! 586-6550 586-8612 "KM1E6 CCNMTKY FLORIST l.ctitli-rn in originality! 352 E. Main, Sylva, N.C "The purpose of the competi tion is to demonstrate how microprocessor technology can be used to reveal new product possibilities," said Paul G. Stern, Burroughs president and chief operating officer. "Wealso hope to show how the computer can make a product safer, more convenient, more functional and more responsive for the user." First prize is a cash award of $10,000 to the designer. The educational sponsor of the first prize recipient will receive a Burroughs B 25 business computer with printer. Second prize is $5,000 to the designer, and third prize is $1,000. The three-man jury includes: Stuart Brand, author of the Whole Earth Software Catalog. In 1972, he won the National Book Award for the Whole Earth Catalog. Niels Diffrient, FIDSA, is design consultant to several international electronics firms. During his twenty-five years with Henry Dreyfuss Associates, he became deeply involved in ergonomic research. Deane Richardson, FIDSA, chairman of Richardson/Smith Inc., a consulting design firm. He is consulting project leader of strategic design programs for a number of high technology firms. All. entries must be received by March 31,1986. Award winners will be notified by telegram after April 15, 1986. First prize winner in the 1985 competition was an Interactive Musicbook, that combined a small computer with the traditional music stand, to form the equivalent of a word processor. It enables musicians and teachers to aOd, change or erase notes and chords at will, add rhythm accompaniment and play back part or all of a composition. Other award-winning products include an Image Acquisition system, a braille reader and writer, and an Agricultural Robotic Trimmer. These are described in a twelve-page color brochure, available free from Burroughs as long as the supply lasts. Further information on the 1986 Burroughs Design Competition may be obtained from: Competition Coordinator Corporate Industrial Design Burroughs Corporation 41100 Plymouth Road Plymouth, Ml 481 70 Telephone: (313)451-4468 Alpha Lambda Delta Sixteen students recently were initiated into the Western Carolina University chapter of Alpha Lamda Delta national scholastic honor society for freshmen. The organization recognizes superior academic performance by freshmen and has more than 240,000 members in 295 chapters in the United States. The recent WCU initiates are: Sherri M. Anderson, Jennifer Leigh Henderson, and James Womack of Franklin, Jerry C. Arrington and Myra Elizabeth Melton of Waynesville; H. Michelle Crisp Davis of Robbinsonville; H. Craig Faircloth of Burlington; Roger C. Hunt of Canton; Paul H. Lang of Greenville, S.C.; Diane C. Lindstadt of Hollywood, Fla.; Kenneth G. Love Jr. of Charlotte; Pam Lull and Joseph W.Reed of Cullowhee; Rodney D. McElrath of Candler; Kimberly Shawn Powell of Hayesville; and Thedy A. Villanueva of Glen Alpine. 10 visits for $40.00 Call Today For An Appointment Hours: 9:00 a.m. until... 586-9465 East Sylva Shopping Center Sylva
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