According to statistics, the frequency of suicide attempts increases sharply on holidays and weekends. This sad statistic was told to me by the doctors of the ambulance team. And it’s true, it is on such days that, as a rule, people who are depressed, depressed, and in a state of loneliness tend to make an appointment for a psychological appointment. The question is, why exactly these days, when there is an opportunity to rest, relax, be with friends or just not think about anything? There are 3 types of suicides: Affective, (from the Latin affectus - emotional excitement, passion). For example, a young man saw that his beloved girl was with someone else. He was unable to realize what was happening and make the right decisions and, in a state of passion, takes his own life. Demonstrative, also manipulative (manipulation). This suicide is done in public, so that it is stopped in time or at least there is a chance to survive. This method is used by those who want to somehow influence, influence their environment. Planned, it is also true. This type of suicide will be discussed further. True suicide is characterized by a long and rather protracted state of apathy to what is happening around, to the devaluation of possibly previously significant events and activities (hobbies). Such people may have phrases flashing through their conversations: “It would be easier for you without me,” “There’s no point...”, etc. Such people may begin to give away things that were previously of great value to them. On holidays and weekends, such people feel their loneliness most acutely. They hear people laugh, they see their smiles, they hear holiday music and fireworks. For such people, a psychological technique is like taking insulin for a diabetic, like a defibrillator in the intensive care unit. In fact, all psychological consultation is based on the principle - LIVE. Resources and motivational potential of the client are sought. Appeal to colleagues (psychologists, psychotherapists): If you have a professional page on social media. networks or your website, please post on them information about emergency 24-hour free psychological assistance. This assistance does not exclude an in-person appointment with a psychologist (psychotherapist), its task is to relieve the “peak” state of intention to commit suicide. And so the coordinates: For adults. Internet service for emergency psychological assistance of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. Toll-free 24-hour hotline 8 (499) 216-50-50, website http://www.psi.mchs.gov.ru/. For children and adolescents (under 18 years old) and their parents. A single all-Russian children's helpline number - psychological assistance service 8-800-2000-122, website http://www.ya-roditel.ru/Perhaps this information will save someone's life. Sincerely, your psychologist Olga Fedorovna Pokormyak