English 1 final

The most important thing happening in the world: Suicide rates increasing in the world.

Suicide is the act of taking ones life, suicide can be caused by many things like depression. Those who have committed or attempted suicide will most likely have been at their lowest point and life and will attempt to commit suicide as a way to make every problem they have go away permanently. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States causing 45,855 deaths in 2020 according to The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People have tried to decrease suicide rates by creating phone numbers and websites for people who have had suicidal thoughts to go to if they feel like they have nobody to talk to. 

Some major causes for suicide include Depression, mental problems, abusive households, addictions, poverty or homelessness, and stress. Those suffering from suicidal thoughts usually have a sense of hopelessness when it comes to mental health, yet there are places where the said person can talk to someone else about their problems and issues so they can be a happier person. 

If you´re suffering from suicidal thoughts or depression, there are many phone numbers to call, websites to visit, and many people you can talk to. Please call 988 if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, You are not alone in low times.

Some people may say that Suicide was more common in previous generations despite the majority of statistics showing that suicide rates have had a massive spike in recent years. Some other groups of people believe that certain things lead to suicide or self harm like social media, attention, or other social problems, while some of these have been disproved multiple times, some have been link to suicide or self harm like social media. Even though social media has been linked to some self harm cases, the amount of times it has happened were exaggerated. 

 IF MY LIFE KEEPS UP LIKE THIS, THEN I MIGHT AS WELL DO IT! hdfhhg