American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

“Maybe you should try not eating for a few weeks”,” No, she should probably try a few months lol.” That is the direct message I received by anonymous people in the 6th grade that changed my life. Everyone has been bullied. If you claim you haven’t been, you’re lying. Prior generations just had bullying in person, face-to-face, and had a place to call safe. Today’s youth doesn’t have that safe haven. Their tormented not only in person but now at all times of the day no matter if they’re on…

Suicide has become a big social problem in our communities, affecting everyone’s lives in one way or another. Although it is a day-to-day experience and is in everyday news, suicide remains a silent issue. Suicide is a prevalent death caused by American youths today, ranking as the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. Everyday more than 1,000 teenagers think about committing suicide and 18 will be successful. This essay is a small dissertation about suicide, why it is a social problem,…

I felt that I truly needed to do something was the beginning of eighth grade. A close friend of mine who I had not seen all summer came to school looking sullen. That day, our teacher had us gather around and told us that his friend had committed suicide recently. We proceeded to have a discussion on what each of us thought about the subject. I was speechless and nearly in tears. Having been diagnosed with depression this affected me especially strongly; in my naive young mind I had thought that…

to suicide. Most of people who commit suicide see suicide as a way to escape their problems, and some of them want to test the love of their family or relatives. However these people’s aim is not to kill themselves, they just want to stop hurting. Therefore, it is significant to recognize signs and causes of suicide such as depression, poor lifestyle, and life history for preventing it. In other words, the effects of suicide also shows the importance of solving this problem. Firstly, suicide is…

Suicide: your last mistake “Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.A” (American Foundation for suicide prevention). In many places law states that life is a basic human right. But taking your own life is a clear violation to these laws, as well as a biggest mistake you’ll commit. The media is portraying suicide as an over glorified choice of action someone can take over a simple problem. I believe that even though life is hard, committing suicide shall never be an option. Just…

Adolescents and Suicide Suicide is defined as the act or an instance of taking one 's own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind. As an adult we often think of the adolescent stage as a time to be happy and living a worry free life. For me, when I think of adolescent years I think of first menstrual cycle, first date, prom, and graduation. Suicide never crosses my mind until I began taking psychology classes. I never even thought…

S. suffer from depression according to Mental Health America (MHA) and ⅔ of those will not have the proper treatment to help them. This is bad because this means that people who have depression will get more depressed and will commit suicide, this means that suicide rates will go up. There are many ways that depression can happen. Cognitively, low self-esteem. Biologically, having too much or too little neurotransmitters. Gender, women are more like to experience depression more than men.…

Feelings of Native American Mascots In “Appropriating Native American Imagery Honors no one but Prejudice,” Amy Stretten argue “Racial stereotyping, inaccurate racial portrayals and cultural appropriation do not honor a living breathing people. Plain and simple, cultural appropriation- especially when members of the culture protest the appropriation - is not respectful” (Stretten par.7). In short, Stretten is arguing that the way society goes about “honoring” Native Americans is offensive…

Should Assisted Suicide be legalized? Euthanasia is the act of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain. Euthanasia also known as Assisted Suicide is legal in a few countries and a few U.S states. Protestors and suicide activists have tried to mold this definition into “Dying with Dignity”. Assisted Suicide is intended to indefinitely relief pain of those who are terminally ill or soon to be because of a diagnosis. Euthanasia is put in place to provide patients with the right to choose when…

non-voluntary, and involuntary; euthanasia by action or by omission; and assisted suicide. This essay will focus solely on physician assisted suicide. Medicinenet.com defines assisted suicide as the voluntary termination of one's life by administration of lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance. Dr. Brian Pollard discusses in the article, “Human Rights and Euthanasia” the case of physician assisted suicide and the autonomy of both the patient and the physician. He lists many…