Suicide is a serious issue because it
accounts for a high toll of death in the US. Over 38,000 people
in the United States die by suicide every year. In 2010 were 38,364 reported
suicide deaths. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults between
the ages of 18 and 65 years in the United States. Currently, suicide is the 10th
leading cause of death in the United States. Sadly, a person dies by suicide
about every 14 minutes in the United States. Every day, approximately 105
Americans take their own life. If suicide is in the top ten leading causes of
death in the United States, and there are still a lack of support groups for it
than something is in the system is failing. Most suicide attempts are believed to take
place in the home. This means that people take their own life in the place in
which is considered to be the most comforting and familiar place for a person.
One may only think that the person still seeks comfort before bringing their
life to an end. These statistics show the severity of this act, and yet another
reason to try to bring awareness to it in order to help others rethink their
final destination. It is without a doubt a serious issue and the fact that
every single social group is touched and affected by it wither by the attempt
of suicide or by having someone close to them commit suicide, it is important
to understand why they commit suicide and what are the cures for it, or how to
spot a suicidal person in order to prevent it.
A common group known to commit suicide is
elder men form the ages of 25 to 65 who account for over half of the suicides
in the US. These are a few factors that lead elder men to commit suicide. First
of all, not all attempts of suicide throughout the US are successful. The
success rate of suicide is higher for elder men, which is why they have higher
suicide rates. Moreover, the reasons why their suicide rates may be higher may
be a great contributor to the reason why their statistics are so high. First of
all, the reasons that drive older men to want to commit suicide are because
they feel incompetent, hopeless, pessimistic, and overall lose a lot of drive
to live. Feeling incompetent and hopeless may be due to the fact that they no
longer have the ability to take care of themselves, or maybe because they are
no longer the men that they used to be and feel as they do not have to be alive
any longer. Once they come to the point of suicide their weak bodies, and lack
of metal and physical strength may lead to a successful suicide because they
are more susceptible to dying. For example, sometimes women want to commit
suicide and there halfhearted attempt leads to failure, because although a part
of them wanted to die another part of them was more reasonable, and therefore
their method is not as strong as it should be to fully take their life away, in
a way that they survive. For elder men, because they have lower bodily
strength, it would be easier for them to find ways to kill themselves, whether
it would be through overdose of medications, or not taking necessary
medications. Overall, elder men are found to commit more successful suicides than
any other group in the United States.
Furthermore
the last serious group that commits suicide is the young age group of teenagers
and young adults. The reasons for which many children and young adults commit
suicide are because their parents divorce, violence in home, the inability to
find success at school, feelings of worthlessness, rejection by friends and
peers, substance abuse, death to someone close to them, or the suicide of
someone close to them. These are some of the most common known reasons why they
commit suicide, and some others include homosexuality, however that ties into
rejection by peers. Sadly one of the leading causes of death for teenagers is
suicide, especially for children the age of 10 to 14 and young adults of the
age of 15 to 25. It is known to be a leading cause of death amongst homicide,
and accidents. Sadly many young adults commit suicide, and even more
overwhelming at such a young age where there are may new things to explore or
to be happy about. The fact is, depression is tied to most of the causes of
death and it is a matter of noticing a child is at need of help in order to
help them. There are many ways to prevent their suicide including therapy,
counseling, residential treatment and medication but the most important factor
is that there family reach out to them. Similarly to other groups that attempt
suicide, sometimes children are not very sure of how to end their life and they
use forms that they have witnessed sometimes on TV or that others have told
them about, and they lead to failure. At times the failure leads to brain
damage or other forms of permanent damage to the brain or body the child now
must live with and be reminded of for the rest of their life.
Finally
suicide is a serious issue amongst women in the United States. Although it is
less severe than the other groups mentioned women account for a big percentage
of the failed and successful attempts of suicide. The reasons for which women
commit suicide is severe depression, domestic violence and other emotional
based issues. In a study found in 2007 suicide was the fifteenth leading cause
of death for women in the US compared to men that is four times less likely.
However, it is still severe and preventable. Overall there are many reasons why
people of all ages commit suicide, and the responsibility of this selfish act
lies in ones hands however there is much needed help form those who surround
those who are suicidal.
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