Some victims might call it the solution to ending their pain but most know it as suicide. When one ends their life intentionally for reasons such as: mental illness, depression, bipolar depression, and etc. The list of causes go on and on, but the most common cause is depression. This problem can happen to anyone and at any age but in more cases men are more likely to commit suicide than women. Most that commit suicide believe that by doing this they are not affecting others but in reality they are, they affect those who love them and care for them. They see suicide as an escape from any pain they are feeling about themselves. Suicide is a very important topic because the rate of deaths are very high, age or gender does not matter, and it is
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Many people believe that kids are impossible to commit suicide but they are wrong in many cases it is kids that are committing suicide. Studies have shown that “each day in our nation there is an average of over 5,400 attempts by young people grades seven through twelve.” (http://jasonfoundation.com/prp/facts/youth-suicide-statistics/) Common causes for kids to commit suicide are bullying, mental disorder, domestic abuse, emotional neglect, and or sexual abuse. Adults as well have very large numbers in suicide deaths, a total of about twenty eighth thousand seventy eighth adults died in the year two thousand five because of suicide. As stated before males are more likely to commit suicide than females. That same year (2005) from a total of twenty eighth thousand eighty five deaths by suicide, twenty two thousand one hundred fifty five were …show more content…
The National Suicide Prevention lifeline was established in two thousand five to help and emotionally support people involved in the crisis. The lifeline is considered one of the biggest ways of helping people with their suicidal thoughts, of course there are plenty of other ways to prevent. Other ways to prevent suicide are psychotherapy, medication, taking notice of the signs, and talking about it. Psychotherapy also known as talk therapy is a way to help people with suicidal thoughts to think of alternative ways of how to work with their emotions. Medication such as TCA’s and MAO’s are just some of the few antidepressants that can help with depression which is a main cause of suicidal thoughts. Taking notice of warning signs is very important because now that person can have a person or people to help them with the issue. Some signs can be trouble sleeping, isolation, sense of hopelessness, and speaking of suicide. Most importantly talking to the person that is going through this, giving them the chance to let their feelings out and just being there for them. Giving the support and love that they feel is not there, making it present to
Many people believe that kids are impossible to commit suicide but they are wrong in many cases it is kids that are committing suicide. Studies have shown that “each day in our nation there is an average of over 5,400 attempts by young people grades seven through twelve.” (http://jasonfoundation.com/prp/facts/youth-suicide-statistics/) Common causes for kids to commit suicide are bullying, mental disorder, domestic abuse, emotional neglect, and or sexual abuse. Adults as well have very large numbers in suicide deaths, a total of about twenty eighth thousand seventy eighth adults died in the year two thousand five because of suicide. As stated before males are more likely to commit suicide than females. That same year (2005) from a total of twenty eighth thousand eighty five deaths by suicide, twenty two thousand one hundred fifty five were …show more content…
The National Suicide Prevention lifeline was established in two thousand five to help and emotionally support people involved in the crisis. The lifeline is considered one of the biggest ways of helping people with their suicidal thoughts, of course there are plenty of other ways to prevent. Other ways to prevent suicide are psychotherapy, medication, taking notice of the signs, and talking about it. Psychotherapy also known as talk therapy is a way to help people with suicidal thoughts to think of alternative ways of how to work with their emotions. Medication such as TCA’s and MAO’s are just some of the few antidepressants that can help with depression which is a main cause of suicidal thoughts. Taking notice of warning signs is very important because now that person can have a person or people to help them with the issue. Some signs can be trouble sleeping, isolation, sense of hopelessness, and speaking of suicide. Most importantly talking to the person that is going through this, giving them the chance to let their feelings out and just being there for them. Giving the support and love that they feel is not there, making it present to