By Oscar Torres
Many teens go through rough impactful moments in their lives. Some choose to stay positive and get through them and others might feel no other choice but to give up on themselves. A teen might feel suicidal due to having a disorder, loss of friend or family member, bullying and much more.
Another reason why teens could lead to suicidal thoughts is because of their psychotic, inner voices often command self-destruction for unintelligible reasons. Also they could be impulsive, often related to drugs and alcohol, some people become maudlin and impulsively attempt to end their own lives.
One of the main reasons why some teens no longer want to live is most likely because they’re depressed. Severe depression is always accompanied by a pervasive sense of suffering as the belief that escape from it is hopeless. The pain of existence often becomes too much for severely depressed people to bear. Things like using alcohol or drugs, and hormone changes also affect the brain’s delicate chemistry and mood. Some health conditions may cause depression like symptoms. For example, hypothyroidism is known to cause a depressed mood in some people.
Another reason why teens could lead to suicidal thoughts is because of their psychotic, inner voices often command self-destruction for unintelligible reasons. Also they could be impulsive, often related to drugs and alcohol, some people become maudlin and impulsively attempt to end their own lives.
One of the main reasons why some teens no longer want to live is most likely because they’re depressed. Severe depression is always accompanied by a pervasive sense of suffering as the belief that escape from it is hopeless. The pain of existence often becomes too much for severely depressed people to bear. Things like using alcohol or drugs, and hormone changes also affect the brain’s delicate chemistry and mood. Some health conditions may cause depression like symptoms. For example, hypothyroidism is known to cause a depressed mood in some people.
According to Mayo Clinic, many teens who attempt suicide have a negative mental health condition. As a result, they have trouble coping with stress, such as dealing with rejection, failure, breakups, family turmoil etc...
They might also be unable to see that they can turn their lives around, as suicide is a permanent response and not a solution to a temporary problem.
I interviewed an old friend named Kenny that once told me he had a suicidal family member, which was his cousin. Both of them were really close and had been together since they were small children.
Kenny told me that he would always see his cousin depressed, looking nowhere, but the ground. One night he decided to ask him what was wrong. They went to the backyard and took a seat.
Kenny’s cousin told him he was no longer motivated in life. He was going through a really hard situation at the moment. He explained to Kenny why he felt this way, due to the reasoning of him having really bad grades in school, as well as his girlfriend who had just broken up with him a couple weeks ago. He felt like the only way to solve all his complications was to kill himself.
Kenny’s cousin showed him the scars he had on his wrists from cutting himself with a sharp blade. He felt like there was no meaning in life. “Why did I have to exist? I’m a failure,” he said.
From the day that Kenny found out about the situation that his cousin was going through, he has continued to support his cousin and is always there for him. As of today, Kenny’s cousins is doing perfectly fine living with his problems and struggles while he still continues to fight on them.
According to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, there is 1 suicide for every 25 attempted suicides. Males make up 79% of all suicides, while women are more prone to having suicidal thoughts. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year. There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.
There will always be moments where life drops you to the ground and it will continue only if you let it. It’s okay to be depressed and feel what it truly takes to live life, but committing suicide will never be a solution to your problems. You’re supposed to surpass them and become a better person from them.
They might also be unable to see that they can turn their lives around, as suicide is a permanent response and not a solution to a temporary problem.
I interviewed an old friend named Kenny that once told me he had a suicidal family member, which was his cousin. Both of them were really close and had been together since they were small children.
Kenny told me that he would always see his cousin depressed, looking nowhere, but the ground. One night he decided to ask him what was wrong. They went to the backyard and took a seat.
Kenny’s cousin told him he was no longer motivated in life. He was going through a really hard situation at the moment. He explained to Kenny why he felt this way, due to the reasoning of him having really bad grades in school, as well as his girlfriend who had just broken up with him a couple weeks ago. He felt like the only way to solve all his complications was to kill himself.
Kenny’s cousin showed him the scars he had on his wrists from cutting himself with a sharp blade. He felt like there was no meaning in life. “Why did I have to exist? I’m a failure,” he said.
From the day that Kenny found out about the situation that his cousin was going through, he has continued to support his cousin and is always there for him. As of today, Kenny’s cousins is doing perfectly fine living with his problems and struggles while he still continues to fight on them.
According to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, there is 1 suicide for every 25 attempted suicides. Males make up 79% of all suicides, while women are more prone to having suicidal thoughts. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year. There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.
There will always be moments where life drops you to the ground and it will continue only if you let it. It’s okay to be depressed and feel what it truly takes to live life, but committing suicide will never be a solution to your problems. You’re supposed to surpass them and become a better person from them.