Suicide Is A Serious Topic

"More people in the general population die from suicide than homicide in North America. There are almost 11 suicide deaths each year for every 100,000 people living in the United States, and for every suicide, there are between 8 and 25 attempts" (Brent 4203). Based on this research, the great effect of suicide is displayed. According to dictionary.com, suicide can be defined as "the intentional taking of one's own life." Suicide is a major issue for all people, but it most obviously affects those ranging from ten to twenty-four. People need to understand the tremendous ramifications caused from suicide everyday; when people take their lives, others lose their loved ones. Suicide, one of the leading causes of death of numerous people each day, has reached a crisis point for adolescents and young adults, and it needs to be prevented.

Suicide is the eleventh-leading cause of death in the Unites States and the third-leading cause of death for people ages 10-24 years.

Suicide, whether it deemed honorable or not, is a choice made by an individual who fully understands the consequences of their decision. Regardless of whether one agrees with their reasoning. The action is a taboo act and will continue to be heavily stigmatized until our society can empathize with the rationality of the person who is desperate enough to commit such an

Suicide is a very hard issue to deal with in this world. Just thinking about any individual case raises so many questions. What causes these people to deem their lives useless? Do they really have no one? Are their day-to-day lives that miserable? And of course, is the act of suicide ever justifiable? The last question is probably the toughest to answer, and has been debated for a long time. Is it selfish to take your own life? Some would believe that everyone in this world has a special place in it. Others believe that we’re all disposable. After all, life goes on. There is no law in America that punishes a person for trying to commit suicide. That person may be taken to therapy, or talked to by his/her loved ones, but at the end of the day, it’s his/her choice to continue living or not. Suicide is rarely an easy choice, but it’s even harder to find a way to do it comfortably. Few people have ever held a real gun, let alone used it. It must be terrifying to end life through such forceful means. The fear of self-inflicted pain is only natural and of our basic human behavior. There are of course many ways to commit suicide. The trouble is finding the right one. Probably the most painless tool for doing so is euthanasia.

Many stories about teens and even adults committing suicide float around every day. Most suicides are caused by depression or the loss of a loved one. In a lot of these cases, suicide is the wrong option. People could have asked for help or just accept that they lost a loved one and move on with life. If people commit suicide, then they are missing out on a lot in the years they could have lived.

Lives are slowly being lost due to suicide and not only is it affecting themselves but also the people who are around them. Suicide is defined as taking of one’s own life and it is an issue that should be given all attention to. Teen suicide has been talked about in every source of media and it still continues to have a harmful effect in todays generation. In the United States the eighth leading cause of death is suicide, within developing teens, suicide is the third leading cause of their deaths (NAMI). There are many signs of someone who is contemplating suicide. And there are many reason for someone to be driven to the point of suicide. Those reasons being if the teenager is dealing with depression, bullying, sexual abuse and abuse

This should be my 15th attempt at erasing/re-writing the intro of this write up. Suicide has been such an ostracized topic that one does not speak until it hits the news. I found it very hard to even think about how I was going to present my thoughts on it. Until, I feel like I speak to you directly, Yama Budhha, and hundreds of less known nevertheless equally important souls.

Suicide is something that has been a plague on society for some time now, and a tragic plague at that. To the normal man or woman, suicide is a horrific act. However, to many men and women thinking irrationally, suicide is simply an easy way out. In this sense, suicide turns from a terrible act from the outside view, into an actual pain reliever to the suicide committer himself. Technically, one could argue that suicide is actually doing some good to the person who ends their life. James Boone, in his article in the Los Angeles Times, outlined the top three reasons that a conference at the Irvine Hilton came up with on why teen suicide occurs. The first was “Youths with low self-esteem,” the second was “Youths who are depressed,” and the third

Suicide is one issue that remains controversial to this day. In the eyes of some, suicide is one way to get out of a world that seems to torment them endlessly. They think that all the pain can be removed by "Death". To those who think rationally, suicide is an act totally unreasonable. It cuts short the most natural thing in existence. People who take their lives believe that there is nothing left for them and there is no reason for them to be alive anymore. No matter the reason, many people do think about the pros and cons of taking their own life. In the famous play by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is obsessed with the idea of death and although Hamlet thought about killing himself throughout the play he could not bring himself to do it.

I have very mixed feelings on this topic. What is suicide? By definition suicide is defined as the wilful,deliberate,and voluntary termination of one's life ( Humphrey,2012). I think at times taking your own life can be justified . Like if you are in a burning building and you jump out to keep from burning alive. I think that would be the only reason that would be justified. I also feel that suicide is very selfish choice. I believe that all taking your own life leaves a lot of pain for your family. My best friends father killed himself when I was in high school. The only thing that was accomplished by him killing himself was living his wife and two kids with the grief of trying figure out what they could have done better. He also

It is important to note that the way people view suicide varies greatly. In many African countries some view it as a crime. Anyone that attempts suicide is arrested and may even be given a death penalty in extreme cases! In Europe, it is seen as an easy way of escaping and in Asian countries it is considered an honourable way of apologizing for a blunder. In recent times, some even consider it a noble way to further a cause. This shows that culture plays a strong role in the likelihood of suicide.

Have you ever thought about how much suicide affects the world around you? In this day and age, suicide has become such a common thing, that people never stop to think about how it affects them and their daily lives. In this essay, it will be explained how suicide around you affects your everyday lives, and how to prevent it.

If you bring up the subject of suicide in a room of people, it is likely that the individuals will become quite, begin to become uncomfortable. Why is this? Is it because of the aspect of death? Is it the ways it is done? Society may say it is a wrong and selfish act, or that a person is not considering others and therefore it is erroneous. We live in a society where mental health problems are rampant, societal issues take over our daily lives and out everyday stresses impact our health, yet our understanding of the subject that is to be avoided and carries a stigma with it that affects the way people see those who have attempted or completed suicide. When deciding if suicide is an ethical or morally accepted action, we must take many factors into consideration. Some of these factors may include the culture and society in which we live and our knowledge of psychological and biological causes. With these factors in mind, we can then adopt our own personal philosophies on whether suicide is an ethical or moral act. While not all individuals are going to agree on a consensus, it is important to consider others opinions and be aware of them while discussing the subject, even if it is uncomfortable.

The definition of suicide is the act of killing oneself. Per data collected by the American Association of Suc 2010 Final Data Report , there is an average of one person every 13.7 minutes that commits suicide and that suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States at the time of the reports compilation. With studies proving suicide to be such a viable option for some, there arise the questions of morality concerning suicide. Is it ever an acceptable course of action? If so, under what circumstances might suicide be considered reasonable? Are there circumstances where the act of killing oneself is justifiable? Does one’s position in society or religious background determine the validity in one’s belief’s on

I am going to kill myself, has that thought of committing suicide ever crossed your head? Self-destruction, taking one's own life, killing oneself, they all have the same meaning the action of killing oneself intentionally. I think suicide holds different meanings to people such as a mistake, a cry for help, a desperate action. At the age of 10 years old was the first time I heard about suicide. One cold night, I believe around the beginning of December, my parents received a call stating that my cousin had committed suicide. I lived in Mexico at the time and I did not know how to react to the situation. At first I was excited because we were going on a trip but then when we arrived to my cousin’s house it all changed. As I looked around I felt like the hairs behind my neck stood up and got as hard as needles. All I was able to see were sad, confused and depressed faces. I found out he hung himself in his room. I did not know what to do, all I asked was “why did he do that?” in a really passive voice. I never really got an answer and now that I am older we never bring the topic up. When you think about it, suicide, does not seem like a big deal among college students due to the fact that it is never really talked about in the media. Suicide has become a serious and critical national issue between college students that we should take into consideration.