Suicide
"Suicide creates a monstrous emotional upsurge of shame and guilt. Everyone participates in feeling responsible and even shamed at knowing the suicidal candidate. If these feelings are not healed the vampire of suicidal death can strike again and again."
Every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide.
20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one.
Women are more likely than man to attempt suicide, while men are much more likely to succeed.India ranks 43rd in descending order of rates of
The rate of suicide is highest in Eastern European countries such as Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, and the Russian federation
The rates of suicide have greatly increased among youth, and youth are now the group at highest risk in one-third of the developed and developing countries. The emerging phenomenon of “cyber-suicide” in the internet era is a further cause for concern also because the use of new methods of suicide are associated with epidemic increases in overall suicide rates.
India - all about shame and rage
A greater understanding of region-specific factors related to suicide would enable prevention strategies to be more culturally sensitive.
An understanding of suicide in the Indian context calls for an appreciation of the literary, religious, and cultural ethos of the subcontinent because tradition has rarely permeated the lives of people for as long as it has in India
Ancient Indian texts contain stories of valor in which suicide as a means to avoid shame and disgrace was glorified
The Bhagavad Gita condemns suicide for selfish reasons and posits that such a death cannot have “shraddha’, the all-important last rites. Brahmanical view had held that those who attempt suicide should fast for a stipulated period.
This culture has not completely evolved and it is very common in India that suicides are a result of such narrow minded issues.
The statistics for suicide are never complete because most of them are gone unreported
Every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide.
20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one.
Women are more likely than man to attempt suicide, while men are much more likely to succeed.India ranks 43rd in descending order of rates of
The rate of suicide is highest in Eastern European countries such as Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, and the Russian federation
The rates of suicide have greatly increased among youth, and youth are now the group at highest risk in one-third of the developed and developing countries. The emerging phenomenon of “cyber-suicide” in the internet era is a further cause for concern also because the use of new methods of suicide are associated with epidemic increases in overall suicide rates.
India - all about shame and rage
A greater understanding of region-specific factors related to suicide would enable prevention strategies to be more culturally sensitive.
An understanding of suicide in the Indian context calls for an appreciation of the literary, religious, and cultural ethos of the subcontinent because tradition has rarely permeated the lives of people for as long as it has in India
Ancient Indian texts contain stories of valor in which suicide as a means to avoid shame and disgrace was glorified
The Bhagavad Gita condemns suicide for selfish reasons and posits that such a death cannot have “shraddha’, the all-important last rites. Brahmanical view had held that those who attempt suicide should fast for a stipulated period.
This culture has not completely evolved and it is very common in India that suicides are a result of such narrow minded issues.
The statistics for suicide are never complete because most of them are gone unreported