The survey also asked about feelings like hopelessness, isolation, anger, worry, energy, and positivity. And it turns out, these emotional check-ins matter a lot, especially since suicidal thoughts don’t always point to a diagnosed mental health condition. One finding stood out: For every extra point someone reported on a scale measuring agitation, their odds of attempting suicide rose by 11%. That made agitation an even stronger warning sign than depression. This lines up with Nock’s earlier work, which found that 90% of people who survived a suicide attempt described an urge to relieve psychological pain that, in hindsight, was only temporary.
