Rising Above

Formal Informative writing about Suicide

Suicide

Suicide is a huge and challenging problem in New Zealand. It is the third leading cause of preventable death in New Zealand. If the mental scars on a person were physical, would you hold back your words? Your thoughts? Or even your views? What would you do? According to Kids health Pressure is always put on young people to look good, do their best in school, be a good example for others. These are just a few of the many pressures teenagers are expected to overcome.

Some people deal with it better than others. Sometimes it gets too much for people, so they start to think about taking their very own lives. According to Kids Health Suicide is not being treated seriously and it needs to be brought back into view.

Perhaps you had a bad day, Maybe you’re sick of life in general or just want to disappear? Being able to see abnormal behavior problems is important for stopping more young lives being cut short. Behaviors such as wearing long sleeves in boiling hot weather, finding razor blades around the house or in the bedroom, prescription medication being found in bags without knowledge or finding worrying images on peoples browser history can be signs of depression. According to research from AACAP, 95% of suicide victims had some type of mental health disorder at the time of their death. The most common mental health problem is depression.

AACAP states depression can happen for many reasons a death of a family member, divorce, bullying and many many other reasons. There is an increasing rate of depression being linked to social media. Social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. When confronting a young person about suicidal thoughts try to get a neutral person such as a counselor or school teacher to have a conversation. Doing simple things like this can help an affected person get out of their depression.

Family and friends are often left wondering what they did wrong.Kids health states, it can be very difficult for others coping with depression, as many victims feel that no one cares about them or cares to listen to their problems. Many suicide survivors can hide the reasons from their loved ones. Friends and relatives may feel guilty and often feel that they could have done something to prevent it from happening. Grieving after the loss of suicide can be a confusing time, after losing someone to suicide. Most people fill with Emptiness, anger and regret, These are common feelings that can last a lifetime.

Research states Suicide will never be 100% preventable but we can take actions to reduce it. The most common way to conduct a suicide is with a firearm. In fact, 60% of suicides are conducted with a firearm each year. Bullying is also a key factor in suicide and suicidal people may even start to bully other individuals to release their pain and sadness on to someone else. This is called emotional comfort.

In conclusion, suicide is an ongoing issue in New Zealand. Whether we will be able to solve this problem we do not know. The inner workings behind just how suicide can be prevented, how it affects everyone as a whole and how we can prevent it, may never be solved. All we can do is try.

When you take your own life to get rid of your pain. You don’t get rid of the pain forever you move it on to others.