The Debate With-In Suicide

All of these statistics show how prominent suicide is in today’s society. To continue, a suicide note from a fourteen year old girl reads, “At least if I die they’ll put a plaque up in the school hall with my name on it” (“Teen Suicide: Prevention is Contagious, Too”). The sad note left by the teenagers is an example of how when a tragedy strikes, such as a classmate ending his or her life, people who were not even close to the victim come together and mourn, and to some, this could possibly be seen as another way people conform, during times of mourning. Suicide victims could possibly feel

Throughout history, there have been many wars that were fought. When thinking of combats, many citizens associate battles with the thought of physical wars, but many don't think of the mental battles that might occur within a person. Teen suicide, which is known as the second leading cause of death globally, is frequently overlooked and underestimated as a problem when confronted about it. The poem, Romeo and Juliet by the famous author William Shakespeare, uses literature to profoundly go into the concept of how suicide can affect everyone. The community of Orland Park has taken their part to inform the society, by setting up basic services for people to learn or get help about suicide prevention. While resources are available in our

Suicide is not a topic that should not be taken lightly and can have detrimental impacts. “When a person dies, societally, others generally offer empathy and compassion, but when a person dies by suicide, there is stigma around that death and people often treat the loved ones of the person who committed suicide differently. Loved ones can be very afraid to talk about the suicide for fear of judgement and condemnation – being blamed for the suicide of their family member or friend. Because of this, one effect of suicide on family and friends can be extreme isolation.” Extreme isolation can cause depression itself and, educating ourselves on suicide and the topics surrounding

Dr. Christine Moutier says, “The message being delivered is that if you kill yourself, become the most popular kid in school” (Kutner). What she means by this is that when a teen decides to end their life, not only will their friends be grieving and talking about them but the ‘popular’ kids will too. Mental health professionals and educators have also found that students are extremely susceptible to their peers' positive support (Hinckley). When the media reports on these cases, it draws positive support towards the subject therefore leading teens’ perception to change. The influence of a suicide can be blown out of focus when the media attention is intense. Specialists said, "For certain groups of vulnerable students, that can become very tempting" (Schworm). Teens also seem to think that they are really going to teach whoever is the cause of their troubles a lesson and they will pay for what they have done. The reality of that perception is dead wrong. Teens don’t realize that while that person may feel guilty, people move on. When you decide to commit suicide, there is no coming back. Christopher Button, a recently graduated health psychology student now a policy adviser with the U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy from the University of Iowa, explains how adolescents lack the thinking skills to allow them to fully understand the finality of death. Young teens are also impulsive and

The recent death of Robin Williams, famous actor and comedian, has sparked some dialog about suicide. It seems that his death pried opened some eyes to see this silenced issue. Our society begins to talk about suicide more and more everyday. Not too long ago, my community faced several suicides. One of my friends killed herself in late September of 2013. Over the following year, three more suicides occurred in the surrounding schools. Those deaths were incredibly painful for family and friends, myself included. This brought realization to me, students, and parents in the county. It came to our attention that there was a problem rising, that is still growing, in our schools and homes. Suicide is often found in youth because it is a troubled time for most people that age, but Robin Williams death also brings attention to the increasing

Suicide is one of the most leading causes of death in the United States. With this in mind, people that are suicidal, see no point in their existence which later on leads to endangering their life. One of the ways individuals has taken account

In the article “Suicide” on the Opposing Viewpoints website they state “Each year, about thirty thousand people in the United States commit suicide” (“Suicide”).I chose the theme of violence from the novel Kindred, written by the author Octavia Butler. A specific issue that arose within this theme is the act of suicide. Webster Dictionary defines suicide as the act of intentionally causing one 's own death. Suicide is the escape route out of many situations their victims can’t fight. Suicide goes back in history all the way to BC time. One of the first suicide cases was the Greek philosopher Socrates dated on 399 BC May 7. Suicide has been around for several years. This theme relates to kindred because one of the characters commit suicide. . Suicide is a critical conversation in the world today because the suicide rate is increasing rapidly (“Suicide”). It is very common to see someone has committed suicide. The age group that’s being targeted now are young adults, and older celebrities. Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24, surpassed only by homicide and accidents, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Many people take different viewpoints on this issue. Some people feel as though self-murder is there choice. Another viewpoint people feel is, there is always another option than suicide. In society, we feel like you can seek professional help before you try to commit

People commit suicide on a daily basis, not only in the United States of America, but all over the entire world. Dying by suicide or losing someone from suicide can be incredibly traumatic for families, loved ones, and the victim. Also, dying from suicide by hanging, shooting, or harming oneself is not the utmost, moral, or ethical way to die, due to the physical pain. Furthermore, there are a

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

Yet, suicide is highly misunderstood, it is due to social pressure, not an individual's personal issues. In addition, while we frown upon any practice that takes a life needlessly, this practice is considered a social norm of these cultures. Yet, for American’s we view it as taboo, just the thought of this deed is upsetting to us. Luckily, American

“Most people who seriously consider suicide do not want to die. Rather, they see suicide as a solution to a problem and a way to end their pain” (Healthwise n.p). Polemical ambiguities about suicide have been long brought up in the community of patients with incurable diseases. Some terminally ill patients contemplate that suicide may be their best way out for the constant severe pain, depression as well as reduce the burden to their family. Nevertheless, suicide is the lack of courage and will to face the reality; instead of choosing that “permanent solution”, patients can still choose to live, since there are always hopes for potential treatments of diseases and wanting to fight back the illness and dying naturally is not something undignified

“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” - Phil Donahue. As a complex, tragic public health issue, suicide occurs in men significantly more often than in women. Suicide is simply defined as the act of intentionally ending one’s own life, however, the factors that play into a person making that decision are anything but simple. The most evident and severe effect of suicide is the loss of a valuable, meaningful human life. According to Harvard School of Public Health (n.d.), suicide affects parents, children, siblings, friends, lovers, and spouses; the loss to society is psychological, spiritual, and financial. People who lose a loved one to suicide often experience devastating effects and deal with a complex grief. These

Although there were some authors who discussed rational suicide in one way or another in the early 1900s (e.g., Cavan, 1928; Hook,1927) - such as Hoche, who in 1919 wrote about "balance-sheet suicide" (Choron,1972) -the bulk of the writing in support of rational suicide, at least in the mental health and suicidology literature, began in the early 1970s. Several important theory-based articles on the subject were published in the 1970s (e.g., Brandt, 1975; Motto,1972; Szasz,1971) and 1980s (e.g., Diekstra, 1986; Kjervik, 1984; Maris, 1982, 1983; Mayo, 1983, 1986; Motto, 1981; Szasz, 1986; Widiger & Rinaldi, 1983). In an in-depth examination of rational suicide, Battin ( 1982) proposed that in order for a suicide to be considered rational, the

The more a question is argued the better that question becomes it is often said. That question begins to grow and the side effect of this is the more people it reaches. Whether that question can be put into a category of right or wrong it begs to be answered. Knowledge is something that people instinctively need to function when faced with a problem, an answer must be found or it begins to form eminent possibility in any direction. The problem is a question that no one can truly answer for anyone other than the person faced with it, which is one's own self. The arguments from either side of this philosophical problem must not be centered around one's own belief but all that share the dilemma, which is in fact every human being.

“Americans have developed a paradoxical relationship with death-we know more about the causes and conditions surrounding death, but we have not equipped ourselves emotionally to cope with dying and death (Bender and B. Leone).” Death is a scary subject for all humans. And death caused by oneself, or suicide, is even scarier. Suicide on a medical terms, or euthanasia, confuses many people. It poses many moral questions to humans: should it be allowed? How is this