Teenage Suicide
Destiney Harper
Mr. Watson
ENG 2D
July 23, 2013 Teenage Suicide
Teenage suicide is one of the leading causes of death in our young society today. Many young adolescents feel as if it is the only way out of their pain and sorrow, and rely on suicide as their last resort. Although people attempt/commit suicide for different reasons, there are three main reasons that teenagers kill themselves. These reasons are an undiagnosed mental health disorder, bullying, and as a cry out for help from the stress. Those are the top main reasons why teenagers these days commit suicide.
As studies show, people from the ages of 12-25 are the most likely to take their lives because it is the most stressful years of a person’s life. Although stress is a big part of suicide, having an undiagnosed mental health disorder is the top leading cause. Mental health disorders are just as deadly as cancer, but sadly not many people realize it until it is too late. People take the words “mental health” and think of schizophrenia, but depression is just as horrid. Teenagers all of the world suffer from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, ADD and plenty of other mental health disorders. Although most teens who live with these problems feel despair and hopelessness, there is help! With the right diagnosis, you can easily get counseling, medication, and other resources to help you out. Sadly, when you live with a mental health problem and it is diagnosed for a long period of time, it will just keep getting worse, until it eventually leads to a very low depression, or even suicide. Happily, suicide due to mental illnesses has been decreasing in the past decade.
Bullying is another main reason that teenagers commit suicide. Approximately 24% of high school
Mr. Watson
ENG 2D
July 23, 2013 Teenage Suicide
Teenage suicide is one of the leading causes of death in our young society today. Many young adolescents feel as if it is the only way out of their pain and sorrow, and rely on suicide as their last resort. Although people attempt/commit suicide for different reasons, there are three main reasons that teenagers kill themselves. These reasons are an undiagnosed mental health disorder, bullying, and as a cry out for help from the stress. Those are the top main reasons why teenagers these days commit suicide.
As studies show, people from the ages of 12-25 are the most likely to take their lives because it is the most stressful years of a person’s life. Although stress is a big part of suicide, having an undiagnosed mental health disorder is the top leading cause. Mental health disorders are just as deadly as cancer, but sadly not many people realize it until it is too late. People take the words “mental health” and think of schizophrenia, but depression is just as horrid. Teenagers all of the world suffer from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, ADD and plenty of other mental health disorders. Although most teens who live with these problems feel despair and hopelessness, there is help! With the right diagnosis, you can easily get counseling, medication, and other resources to help you out. Sadly, when you live with a mental health problem and it is diagnosed for a long period of time, it will just keep getting worse, until it eventually leads to a very low depression, or even suicide. Happily, suicide due to mental illnesses has been decreasing in the past decade.
Bullying is another main reason that teenagers commit suicide. Approximately 24% of high school