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 o a sudden change in how the person appears to feel (for example, much worse o much better). Examples of possible triggers (precipitants) for suicide are real o imagined losses, like the breakup of a romantic relationship, moving, loss (especially if por suicide) of a friend, loss of freedom, o loss of other privileges.

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