There are warning signs that can be picked up, some of which are fairly simple. They include repeated talk about death, withdrawal, poor coping skills, to which Senator Feighan referred, the abuse of drugs or alcohol and relationship problems. Suicide is very perplexing, however, as we do not know all of the facts relating to it. Even those closest to the person may not know what he or she was thinking or feeling in the hours or minutes leading up to the event. That is particularly true of young men.