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The Cause Of Suicide In The United States

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Each year, thousands of teens commit suicide in the United States. Suicide is a major problem as it is one of the leading causes of death among teenagers and young adults. Families and friends are heart-broken and greatly affected emotionally by the death of their loved one. It is unimaginable how hard it is for the parents and how they are going to cope with this most unfortunate tragedy. No parent ever imagine that this would happen to their child. Everyone, especially the parents, are often bewildered about the reason of their son/daughter for committing suicide. There are numerous possible reasons why teens commit suicide.
A lot of teenagers are bullied at school by their classmates. Teenagers are still developing physically, mentally, …show more content…

Teens are not used in handling a lot of stress. These stresses can potentially influence some teens to commit suicide if they are not able to overcome these stresses. There are a lot of stress that can occur in teenagers. Most common stresses teens experience come from school and the family. This applies more to teens who are being pushed by their parents to have good grades in school. They are under pressure and they feel like they have to meet their family's high expectations. They could also be forced to choose a career that they do not want to take. Some teens also come from poor families and they are under the pressure of being successful in order for them to support their family financially. Some of them are afraid of disappointing their families and it can be an additional cause of suicide among teenagers. These teens feel like the only way out and solution to their problem is …show more content…

Examples of these mental disorders are depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder. Teens who have mental disorders are more likely to commit suicide than those without mental disorders. A good example of this would be a teen who has been diagnosed with depression and at the same time under a lot of stress from school and family. Not only this teen is already facing a lot of stress, but the mental disorder amplifies these stresses, making it more overwhelming for this teen. This also applies to some few people who, not only kill themselves, but also take away the lives of innocent people, such as shooters on campus. A lot of teens who have mental disorders commit suicide because of the unbearable pain, and what they are going through is just too much for them to handle. The pain is too much that merely committing suicide is not enough, that they even have to involve other people who has nothing to do with them. These disorders are treatable and yet a lot of them do not seek treatments. The reason for that might be because many of them are not aware that they have mental disorders, or simply because they do not have the money to pay for the medications to manage their

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