Suicide The Final Solution
Suicide, the act of intentionally killing oneself, has become an increasingly more common and serious issue among those who tend to experience problems psychologically dealing with hardships in life. "Too often, as the daily news tells us, the search for answers to these challenges is complicated by problems outside teens' control, such as divorce, family alcoholism, domestic violence or even sexual abuse" (APA Online 1). For all of these reasons, suicide has become the ninth leading cause of death in the United States, with 31,204 casualties recorded in 1995. In the past suicide has been guarded as a black secret that was to be hidden from public knowledge by the families of those who lost a loved one to it. However, society's view on suicide is currently changing, with much more attention being paid to the problem and those it is likely to affect. Frequently, suicide is the result of a failed attempt at regaining control of one's life, to escape unbearable pain and suffering, or because they see themselves as the family scapegoat. For whatever reasons it is done, this act of self-destruction is quickly becoming a common alternative to coping with the hardships faced in everyday life.
A great percentage of suicides reportedly take place after the victim has experienced a humiliating or embarrassing incident that cause a great deal of turmoil in his or her life. This incident can greatly affect the person's outlook on life altogether. Going through a time of great degradation greatly reduces the self-esteem, occasionally to the point of a deep depression. This depression can then regress to the chronic and dangerous melancholy that leads to suicidal tendencies. These upsetting incidents are usually classified into two major categories: personal and professional. In both classifications, the incident can be almost anything, depending upon the personality of the person. The professional problems can be just as traumatic. These can be in both the work place for teenagers and college-age people and in the workplace for adults. Students can experience failure on a test or exam, the inability to perform to class standards on a project, disappointment in the fidelity of a teacher when being trusted with confidential information, or the incapacity to fully grasp a concept in a class. For adults on the jobsite, these can take the form of the loss of a promotion to a co-worker, a deduction in pay, a lay-off or termination, accusations of improper activities towards other employees, ridicule from other employees, or frequent reprimands by the employer. APA Online Public Information-Teen Suicide.
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