Suicide: The Causes Of Teenage Suicide

Suicide is an act of purposely causing one’s own death. It is a thought which cause a teenage to self-murder. It is a situation where a teenager feels desperation and pain just before jumping off the building. When we think about suicide, we think about someone taking their life away intentionally, or in other words it means, "to kill yourself". The teenage years has its ups and downs for everyone. Teenagers are learning new social roles, having new relationships, getting use to the changes in their bodies, studying hard in school and making decisions about their future. Everyone goes through hardships in their life, but it is how the person handles it that takes them towards the happiness, or deeper into the negative side. Once deeper into

Depression is one of the main cause. Depression can have serious consequences if it is left untreated. If left untreated, depression can cause suicide. Sometimes it is difficult to tell if someone is suffering from depression. They may act all happy around when they’re with their friends and family. But when it comes to sleeping, their mind can’t stop thinking. Most times, depression goes untreated as the person does not think that there is anything wrong with them. Even when a person jokingly talks about suicide, it should really be taken seriously. All types of depression are considered a serious illness; thus it should not be taken lightly. There are several factors that causes a teenage to attempt suicide, such as: feeling of loneliness, previous attempt suicides, drug addiction, loss such as a death, parents’ divorce, break ups or even stress due to school. Lack of parental interest is a major factor in teen suicide. They felt that their parents don’t care for them most of the times. Most teenagers attempted suicide as they were trying to escape a situation that can’t seems to be solved. Some people who attempted suicide do it to escape feelings of hurt, loss or rejection. Some also do it because they felt ashamed, or guilty about something. While others attempt suicide because they feel unloved, unfavourable, victimized or a

By paying attention to the signs and symptoms of suicide and knowing the available resources, then a person could act immediately to prevent suicide. If a person knows about a teenager being suicidal through observation, then that person can step forward to help the suicidal teenager and let he/she knows that there are people like friends and family out in the world that still cares about them. It is important for teenagers to recognize the importance of acting quickly to prevent their friends or family members from committing suicide. A teenager who is thinking about suicide should seek help and talk to their friends or family members who have a lot of information about how to deal with suicide, so they can help and counsel the suicidal teen. Friends or family members of a suicidal teenager can also get the help of a counsellor or doctor if things get worse. When the pressure begins to reach higher levels, teenagers begin to attempt suicide. By stepping in early and reducing these risk factors, the number of teen suicide can go