Suicide

death is suicide it is said to be one of life’s most catastrophic experiences (Walsh & McGoldrick, 2004). Jordan ( 2001) explains how the suicide of a loved one releases a poignant tidal wave of feelings and emotions in addition to the loss, loneliness, and sadness; heightened levels of anger, abandonment, family dysfunction, guilt, rejection, self-reproach, shame and social stigmatization make the mourning process after suicide a even more difficult process. In 2014 there was 4882 suicide…

Sounds sad but sometimes killing yourself is the only way out. Suicide is a very sensitive topic that a lot of people don’t like to talk about. I on the other hand feel like it’s important to talk about these things; although for my family they don’t like to talk about it because four years ago my aunt decided to take her life. The official definition of suicide is, it is an act or instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally. There are several reasons why a person would take…

Suicide is an unsettling aspect of human behavior. Almost all religions and cultures disapprove of suicides. In many Western civilizations suicide was considered a felony. The major religions of the world, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism, consider it immoral. Despite the widespread condemnation of suicide, it is the 15th leading cause of death in the world¹. The Igbo culture has such disdain for suicide that they will not touch the body nor give it a proper burial. Though Okonkwo…

people as being unsuccessful, both socially and economically. This isn’t the case as proven by the article, Benoît Violier’s Death Shines Light on High-Pressure Restaurant World, by Dan Bilefsky and Kim Severson. Benoît Violier is a chef who commits suicide The article shows that sometimes, seemingly perfect people, aren’t as perfect as they seem to be. Benoît Violer’s restaurant, a French chef, had recently been ranked number 1 in the world. Despite receiving this award Violer did not seem very…

According to Schopenhauer, it is crucial to eliminate the innate egotistical, immoral desire of human pleasure, abandoning it entirely. “If this proved impossible, then the individual must yearn for, indeed do all he could to bring about, his own suicide” (Orwin, 154). Tolstoy must have found, in his experience with the works of Schopenhauer, that Schopenhauer’s cynical discussion of happiness (being the opposite of goodness) to be a major potential character flaw for Anna, Konstantin’s foil.…

American woman born in California. She was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a form of brain cancer at age 29. Her doctors gave her only 6 months to live. Maynard made headlines when she decided to end her own life through physician assisted suicide. Maynard moved from California to Oregon to meet her intention of dying under Oregon’s death with dignity act. She said that dying with dignity deemed to be the only best option for her and her close family. Maynard partnered with an advocate…

serious of all in the rate of incarcerated suicide. Death by suicide is always a serious issue and that is no different when it comes to suicide under incarceration. In the corrections system, the suicide rate is double that of general population resulting in over 200 deaths per year. It is the leading cause of unnatural deaths in jail at 29 percent. (Frank, 2013) According to Laura Frank and Regina Aguirre, the top symptoms that are linked to suicide in prison are depression, anxiety,…

through medication and therapy, like there are today. Even though there have been many suicidal attempts and deaths of ex-servicemen, it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship between combat related PTSD and suicide. Mental disorders, including PTSD, allow for 71% - 99% of suicides and are the most significant factor to suicidal thoughts and actions (Krysinska & Lester, 2010). The lack of a causal relationship does not mean…

Introduction The articles that I read where about suicide in the military and suicide in the general population of the Unites states. While reading I found that Suicide in the military where caused by several driving factors increased stress, age, mental disorder and many more, according to the Megan Meier foundation Suicide is the second most leading cause of death of people in the United States within the Age group of 15 to 24 years of age. According to Eaton, Messer and Hoge 50 percent of…

independent; but there are many others to show or explain their wanting. Things like gay marriages and assisted suicide should not be a though in our minds for independence. This world is getting more and more technology based which means much, much more explanations for different things. God is the one who chooses when you die not you. When choosing to die through assisted suicide it is like saying that “ I can pick my date in which I die”. In saying that you are saying you are like God.…