Causes of Teenage Suicide Essay

pressures of teenage life, certain circumstances can make teenagers contemplate suicide. Suicide is deliberately taking one’s own life to solve a growing problem that at the time feels insurmountable. A teenager with an already fragile ego may find themselves hopelessly thinking that suicide is the only answer. Over the more recent years studies of suicide have been taught at high schools worldwide to educate and inform that suicide is not the answer. The most important causes of teen suicide…

note of John Lutz, a 24 year-old marine veteran who committed suicide on January 12, 2013 after the tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lutz struggled to cope with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He transformed completely after combat, battling mood swings and recoiling from loud noises. Although Lutz had received treatment at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, he failed to heal from PTSD and perceived his only option as suicide. Unfortunately, the PTSD that afflicted Lutz is merely one…

gun pointed directly to the side of his head then the gun is shot. This image uses Ethos, Logos and Pathos. There is credibility in the image since there are facts stating the amount of suicides that are caused due to bullying in high schools. There is logic in this image due to the serious effect that bullying causes. Mainly there is Pathos in the image it is very emotional and sympathetic. The gun that is held by the teenaged figure is shot. Only to spew derogatory words onto the other side…

Teen Suicide Introduction Attention Getter: Tell the story of Brittany, who committed suicide. According to recent statistics, every hour and 45 minutes a young person commits suicide. Overview of topic: Teen suicide has been increasing over the past decade throughout the entire nation. The best way to prevent teen suicide is to inform people if its existence and to teach people to look for the warning signs. Purpose Statement: Teen suicide is an important issue because it threatens so many…

physically perfect, however, this creates a large amount of pressure to achieve this unobtainable goal. In Marge Piercy’s poem, “Barbie Doll”, she focuses on an adolescent girl who was driven to commit suicide as a means to rid herself of the stress of being perfect. The poem brings to light the issue of suicide due to the pressures of self-image because the teenager’s life seemed perfect, excluding two minute physical insecurities. This embodies many teenagers’ feelings because they can try to…

to commit suicide or not. Nearly everyone experiences suicidal thoughts at some point in their life, but thankfully, most people do not follow through with these thoughts. Everyone deals with tough times, but some people have dealt with tougher situations when it comes to life circumstances, trauma, mental/ physical illness, social issues, and the ability to cope with depressive emotions. “Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24” (“Youth Suicide Statistics”). Suicide rates…

Depression can be defined as a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest ("Depression”). Persistent sadness and loss of interest are not the only accompanying symptoms of depression. There is so much more that comes along with this disorder. According to the National…

Teenage Suicide: An Exploratory Essay Teenage suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among ages ten to twenty-four, (Parent Resource Program). The question is, why and the argument is, the solution. Known risk factors, to list a few: increased use of drugs and alcohol, peer pressure from various sources, and increased depression and anxiety, which often leads to suicide. The argument lies within those opposing views on how the issues at hand should be addressed and treated.…

H. L. Mencken suggests, “To be in love is merely to be in a state of perpetual antithesis- to mistake an ordinary young man for a Greek god or an ordinary young women for a goddess” (Evans 404:3). Teenage girls commonly misinterpret romance. Contemporary teenagers’ invest their hearts into finding Prince Charming because the media manipulates them to do so. Since the media sets these false expectations, it is nearly impossible for teenagers to find healthy relationships. Teenagers’ have to face…

throughout the years is suicide. From 1968 to 1976 the rate of suicide in young boys 10-14 years old went from about 116 to almost 160 (Cohen et al, 1980). Almost 25 years after that Mann et al. (2005) stated that “In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide” Suicide is the taking of one’s life. The top five leading causes of teen deaths are; accidents, homicide, suicide, cancer, and heart disease (Miniño, 2010). According to Miniño (2010) suicides in teenagers from…