data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsen Mood and other risk factors Psychological factors, distressing situations or genetics can increase the likelihood of someone considering, attempting or dying by suicide, according to SAMHSA . These risk factors can’t cause or predict a suicide attempt, but being aware of them is important, according to SAMHSA: Hopelessness. “They don’t have a sense of the future getting better, or they just feel really unable to imagine not being in the pain that they’re in,” Roeske said. Extreme mood swings. This includes if someone who’s usually really stressed or depressed suddenly seems calm or cheery, according to Roeske and Johns Hopkins Medicine . This person might have decided to attempt suicide without telling anyone, and they feel relieved by that. Also indicative of this is cheeriness after a depressive episode. Obsession with death or lethal means. Some people have a