Suicide In It's Kind Of A Funny Story

Depression can be effectively treated in 90 percent of cases with a combination of medication and therapy. Unfortunately, only 1 in 3 people with depression will get help, which is why suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among teenagers today. One of the most dominant themes in the comedy novel, It's Kind of a Funny Story, written by Ned Vizzini is depression. Craig Gilner, the protagonist of the novel like many of us, deals with many day to day problems that leaves him in a whirlwind of troubles and stresses. After starting high school at Executive Pre-Professional, a very academically advanced school and his relationships with friends: Aaron and Nia is not going as planned, Craig gets caught in a trap of loneliness and depression. Countless therapist appointments and medication later and relief not coming soon enough Craig makes a life changing plan; Early sunday morning he would ride his bike over to Brooklyn Bridge and jump off, taking his life. At this point he realizes his worth and checks himself into a psychiatric hospital for an attempt to become normal once again. Through the character of Craig, It’s Kind of a Funny Story suggests that: when an individual is surrounded by concepts and figures that create stress and pressure, initially he or she will attempt to avoid the feared concepts …show more content…
After Craig admitted himself into a psychiatric hospital after the stresses of school and friends, he realizes his worth and began to learn to cope with the creation of mind maps. Craig was able to complete his journey at the hospital feeling stronger than ever, with new friends and goals on his side, accepting himself every step along the