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Topic: Suicide - the commitment of killing oneself intentionally. But lets be honest, that definition doesn’t quite give it justice. Unfortunately no matter how I put it something is bound to be left out as the tornado of emotions that suicide generates cannot be defined in one simple sentence. But hey, lets see if I can give it the old college try at teaching you whatever I can. (Not that I have any first hand experience with anything close to the severity of self-killing.)
The word “suicide” comes from two Latin roots, sui (“of oneself”) and cidium (“killing” or “slaying”). But who cares about that. Your interests in educating yourself upon this subject must uphold a greater purpose than just learning the heritage of the word. Right? Well, to get a true understanding of suicide short of experiencing it yourself will require us to dig a little deeper. Try to keep up!
One's commitment towards suicide is often resorted to out of absolute despair. For most people such a state of misery can only be reached by the misfortune of a mental illness. Said disorders may include: depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, alcoholism, and drug abuse. Physiological pain and intolerable anguish are just two characteristics of suicide. How many people do you know whom you can relate to either of these descriptions? Probably many more than you would expect. You just aren’t aware of it. How much incentive would it take for you to treat others lovingly? If you knew someone was depressed or bipolar then would you be more kind? As you may not be cognizant of one's issues or illnesses why be negligent towards one another none the less. This is silly. Since everyone is clearly capable of friendliness, respect and affection, then there is no evident reason as to why we can’t exercise our potential goodness. Survivors of suicide attempts often claim a simple hello or an acknowledgment of their existence would have been enough to get them through for one more day. “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” - Mother Teresa
Often stress components such as financial predicaments or social struggles are known to play a large role in the senseless self-belligerence. Did you know that over 800 thousand people perish each year from suicide? It’s hard for me to write this, but it’s important that the world has the stomach to read it. There can be no more looking the other way or turning the other cheek so that things don’t need to be dealt with. Well, if you were really affected by any sad statistics that I throw at you; you wouldn’t just choose to forget them after you finish reading.
To put it in the worlds of Chris Nihmey: “We’ve recently undertaken a international holocaust that you probably didn’t even know about. Since just 2006 (8 years past) over six million people have died by suicide.” That's equivalent to (or more than) the amount of Jewish people murdered during WW2. To provide you with further solid information, here are more heart breaking facts.
The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.
Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.
Each suicide intimately affects at least 6 other people.
There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
There is compelling evidence indicating that adequate prevention and treatment of depression, alcohol and substance abuse can reduce suicide rates.
To conclude: suicide is not a solution. It is a finale act of the exact opposite. If I could say one thing to those of you contemplating taking their own life it would be this: {I don’t need to tell you just how much there is to live for, however, I do need you to know that your impact matters and so does your legacy. The world is most certainly better off with you a part of it. And lastly - #itgetsbetter}. And for all my other readers, need I remind you that it is your honor (not burden) to motivate life, and radiate joy in your aura of existence. So if you are a friend of or even acquaintance to someone experiencing a rough time, please, I implore you to show them that you care and help them to realize, so do they.
Topic: Suicide - the commitment of killing oneself intentionally. But lets be honest, that definition doesn’t quite give it justice. Unfortunately no matter how I put it something is bound to be left out as the tornado of emotions that suicide generates cannot be defined in one simple sentence. But hey, lets see if I can give it the old college try at teaching you whatever I can. (Not that I have any first hand experience with anything close to the severity of self-killing.)
The word “suicide” comes from two Latin roots, sui (“of oneself”) and cidium (“killing” or “slaying”). But who cares about that. Your interests in educating yourself upon this subject must uphold a greater purpose than just learning the heritage of the word. Right? Well, to get a true understanding of suicide short of experiencing it yourself will require us to dig a little deeper. Try to keep up!
One's commitment towards suicide is often resorted to out of absolute despair. For most people such a state of misery can only be reached by the misfortune of a mental illness. Said disorders may include: depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, alcoholism, and drug abuse. Physiological pain and intolerable anguish are just two characteristics of suicide. How many people do you know whom you can relate to either of these descriptions? Probably many more than you would expect. You just aren’t aware of it. How much incentive would it take for you to treat others lovingly? If you knew someone was depressed or bipolar then would you be more kind? As you may not be cognizant of one's issues or illnesses why be negligent towards one another none the less. This is silly. Since everyone is clearly capable of friendliness, respect and affection, then there is no evident reason as to why we can’t exercise our potential goodness. Survivors of suicide attempts often claim a simple hello or an acknowledgment of their existence would have been enough to get them through for one more day. “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” - Mother Teresa
Often stress components such as financial predicaments or social struggles are known to play a large role in the senseless self-belligerence. Did you know that over 800 thousand people perish each year from suicide? It’s hard for me to write this, but it’s important that the world has the stomach to read it. There can be no more looking the other way or turning the other cheek so that things don’t need to be dealt with. Well, if you were really affected by any sad statistics that I throw at you; you wouldn’t just choose to forget them after you finish reading.
To put it in the worlds of Chris Nihmey: “We’ve recently undertaken a international holocaust that you probably didn’t even know about. Since just 2006 (8 years past) over six million people have died by suicide.” That's equivalent to (or more than) the amount of Jewish people murdered during WW2. To provide you with further solid information, here are more heart breaking facts.
The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.
Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.
Each suicide intimately affects at least 6 other people.
There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
There is compelling evidence indicating that adequate prevention and treatment of depression, alcohol and substance abuse can reduce suicide rates.
To conclude: suicide is not a solution. It is a finale act of the exact opposite. If I could say one thing to those of you contemplating taking their own life it would be this: {I don’t need to tell you just how much there is to live for, however, I do need you to know that your impact matters and so does your legacy. The world is most certainly better off with you a part of it. And lastly - #itgetsbetter}. And for all my other readers, need I remind you that it is your honor (not burden) to motivate life, and radiate joy in your aura of existence. So if you are a friend of or even acquaintance to someone experiencing a rough time, please, I implore you to show them that you care and help them to realize, so do they.
