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Articles about suicide (0-50 of 1700)
- Teen Suicide Statistics - An Epidemic Of Self Inflicted Death Among Canadian Youth
By: Beverly OMalley | - The Canadian teen suicide statistics are alarming. Between 1952 and 1992 the national suicide rate increased by 78%. but by comparison the teen suicide rate for the same period increased more than 600%. If any disease or bacteria was causing such an alarming rise in the number of deaths it would surely be considered an epidemic.
Females account for 75% of attempted suicides, usually by drug overdose. But males are actually six times more likely to be successful and choose more vi ...
Tags: teen suicide, symptoms of depression, teenage depression, suicide statistics
- Anxiety And Suicide - How To Avoid Suicide Thoughts?-00-3050
By: Bendz | - Anxiety disorders affect millions of people across the country, and one of the most dangerous things about these disorders is that they can lead to thoughts of suicide if left untreated. If you are currently having thoughts of suicide, even on an occasional basis, ask for help. You can do this by calling a doctor or just talking to friends and family members who may be able to help you. Anxiety disorders are not the end of your lifeyou can overcome them.
If youre hav ...
Tags: anxiety disorder, anxiety therapy, prevent suicide
- Children Taken To Mental Health Facilities, From School Grounds!
By: Laurie Anspach | - Children taken to mental health facilities, from school grounds!
Taking "care" or taken for a ride?
by Ms. Laurie Anspach, Mental Health Activist and Executive Director of Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR)
There has been a real "buzz about town" regarding the controversial subject of mental health screening within our public schools. Many parents are left with questions about their rights to protect their children. Parents have t ...
Tags: mental health, children, school, parents, class, suicide prevention, psychiatric
- Sahih Bukhari - Hadiths On Committing Suicide
By: nileckron | - Volume 2, Book 23, Number 445:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing is not true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, ...
Tags: suicide, commit suicide, committing suicide, hadith, narrated, volume, prophet, the prophet
- Sos Help For Post Trauma Stress Disorder
By: Ian Spencer | - There is very little that you can do on your own when you suffer from PTSD. It is always advisable to consult a doctor and start treatment as early as you can. In the meantime, here are a few steps that could decrease your pain somewhat:
1. Join a support group – it is very hard to allow yourself to dwell on the trauma you experienced. This is why most people who suffer from PTSD seem to shrink within into a world of their own. However, it is important that ...
Tags: depression and suicide, help for post trauma stress disorder, post trauma stress disorder, PTSD
- Don't Just Rent Your Body
By: Dr. Don Miller | - Have you noticed that some people treat rental housing with total disrespect? Whether house or apartment, some people scuff the floors and trim, poke holes in walls, break toilets and faucets, let kids write on any surface, neglect worsening problems, omit to pay the rent by due date, then blame the landlord for all problems real or imagined.
Sometimes the same type of behavior exists with car rentals, but the major companies seem to keep up with service and repairs to protect res ...
Tags: self care, self abuse, diet, exercise, magic, pill, tobacco, obesity, poor nutrition, lack of exercise, suicide, Charles Atlas, Jack La Lanne
- Don Barnhart Entertainment Seeking Sponsors To Help Provide Comedy Shows To Lift Soldier Morale
By: Don Barnhart Entertainment | - Award winning comedian Don Barnhart is seeking more corporate sponsors to help serve up the laughter to lift the spirits of the troops stationed overseas and Barnhart serves up the comedy to entertain the troops and help fight the increase in soldier suicides and is seeking corporate sponsors to help fund the ongoing comedy tours.
War and combat is one of the most stressful things a soldier will face and although they train for it, it's not always easy. Right now, we are seeing a ...
Tags: comedy, miltary, corporate, sponsors, entertainment, suicide
- Teen Suicide: What Are The Risk Factors And Warning Signs?
By: Bianca Tora | - In the last 45 years, suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide. Now, suicide is among the 3 leading causes of death for youths aged 15- 24.
Suicide attempts are up to 20 times more frequent than completed suicides. While girls tend to make more attempts, boys succeed more often.
The reason is that boys have a tendency to use guns which are far more irrevocable than overdosing with sleeping pills.
As parents and teachers, we need to be more aware ...
Tags: teen suicide, adolescent suicide, effects of stress, anger turned inward, stress in children
- How Suicide Cleanup Is Taken Up
By: Alex Thomson | - Suicide cleanup is a part of the broad based service of Crime Scene Cleanup which involves crime and trauma decontamination and restoring it to its previous state. It is a a niche market in the cleaning industry and involves cleaning the biologically contaminated scene of one violent death like suicide, homicide or accidental death, or even the chemically contaminated anthrax exposed site or scene of a methamphetamine lab. Broadly speaking, crime scene cleanup and suicide cleanup is almost same ...
Tags: Crime Scene Cleanup, Meth Lab Cleanup, Suicide Cleanup
- An Insight Into Crime Scenes Clean Up Services
By: Alex Thomson | - Crime scene cleanup companies also clean unattended deaths, damaged environments due to tear gas, and other crime and distress scenes. The larger crime scenes that involve mass murder scenes, terrorist attacks and anthrax and other biochemical damage is also taken care by these companies. Crime Scene Cleanup services may also include bird and rodent infested areas. The cleaners in this case require special experience and equipment than a typical cleaning company's experience and equipment.
Tags: Crime Scene Cleanup, Meth Lab Cleanup, Suicide Cleanup
- Cyberbullying: The New Online Threat
By: Bianca Tora | - Cyberbullying is fast becoming a serious threat to young people because it can kill. Cases of adolescents committing suicide because of nameless, faceless online threats are becoming a growing concern. A case in point is that involving a male teenager who was bullied because of his sexual orientation. Another case involved a thirteen year old girl whose suicide was the result of a malicious hoax perpetrated by the mother of the victim's friend. According to the National Crime Prevention Center, ...
Tags: Cyberbullying, cyber-bullying, online bullying, social networking, cyberbullying suicide,
- Depression And Suicide - Twin Afflictions
By: Eddie Lamb | - Many people who suffer from depression think of suicide. This is because, with depression, their mind stops thinking logically though, at that time, it feels extremely calm and clear. This malady tends to show the world and life in the worst possible light; it is not surprising that some people who suffer from this emotional problem end up committing suicide. You can prevent this, and also help the person get rid of this malady, if you learn to read the signs.
When You Should Kn ...
Tags: depression and suicide, depression medication, information on depression, overcoming depression,
- How To Deal With Suicide Grief
By: Maurice Turmel PhD | - Death due to suicide is probably the most complex grieving experience we ever have to deal with. When a loved one commits suicide we are left wondering Why? Over and over that simple question just keeps coming up - Why?
Why would someone we love do that to themselves? What was going on in their mind that this was their only way out? Did I miss something in their behavior that could have warned me of this possibility? I feel lost and confused, and maybe even guilty. I cannot accept ...
Tags: grief suicide, suicide depression, suicide grief help, grief
- Should Assisted Suicide Be Legalized?
By: Shawn Wilson | - Right up there with abortion and stem cell research lies another controversial life or death issue: assisted suicide. If you ask anybody their opinion on the legalization of assisted suicide, you're bound to get a strong reaction. There are countless moral and legal arguments for and against assisted suicide. And as this practice becomes legal in more and more places, people are being forced to take a side on this hugely controversial issue.
The Arguments For
No m ...
Tags: assisted suicide, death, dying, doctors
- Comedy Show Helps Save Soldiers Lives
By: Don Barnhart Entertainment | - Comedy Show Help Save Soldiers Lives
It has been said that, That laughter is the best medicine. It also turns out that comedy can be a preventative medicine as well. There is a huge increase in the number of suicides by soldiers and providing comedy shows for the troops is just one of the many ways the government is trying to deal with this tragic issue.
For years, comedians have been entertaining the troops. Bob Hope really started it and brought ...
Tags: suicide, comedy, soldiers, help,
Social Web Results   'Anti-social network' aims to be Facebook killer app Shared By: arya_amirahmadi - You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website that helps you kill your virtual identity... PARIS (AFP) – Facebook makes...
 Midwife Commits Suicide After Baby’s Death Shared By: cliffsstorycom - Midwife commits suicide after baby dies. This story is a tragedy, and I almost don’t want to write about it, but of course, I have an opinion I want...
 Brodie Panlock Death Inquest | Cafe Vamp, Hawthorn | Men Charged Over Suicide Shared By: allofmelbourne - THREE Melbourne men implicated in the physical and emotional bullying of a teenage waitress - who later committed suicide - have pleaded guilty to...
 Why cancer cells just won't die: Researcher identifies protein which regulates cell suicide Shared By: Vatsek - When cells experience DNA damage, they'll try to repair it. But if that fails, the damaged cells are supposed to self-destruct, a process called...
 Somalia suicide bomber 'was from Denmark' Shared By: darianknight - Most of the dead were reported to have been students A suicide bomber who killed at least 22 people at a graduation in Somalia was brought up in...
 Richard (RJ) Eskow: Blowback: New Evidence The Health Tax Is Unfair, Unwise ... and Could Be Political Suicide Shared By: rjeskow - A flood of new information has been released in the last several days which demonstrates that the proposed excise tax on high-cost employer health...
 Antiepileptic drugs not linked to suicide among those with bipolar disorder Shared By: sciencedaily - Despite government warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions while taking antiepileptic drugs, these medications do not appear...
 Faced with rash of suicides, OST President Two Bulls declares an emergency Shared By: CounterSuicide - Between October 2008 and August 2009, the OST Public Safety Department responded to 96 suicide attempts or completions, Two Bulls said.
 Police now agree Michael Scott's death was a suicide Shared By: chitownnews - The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled his death a suicide the same day, but Weis refused to immediately come to the same conclusion, saying...
 Parents of Dead Teen Sue School Over Sexting Images | Threat Level Shared By: People_Search_ - The parents of a teenage girl who committed suicide last year are suing the girl's ex-boyfriend and several other former high school classmates who...
- Children Of Addiction: Why Suicide
By: Addiction Writer | - Suicide in adolescents is a major public health problem. According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) over 15,000 emergency department visits by adolescents aged 12-17 who attempted suicide in the year 2004 involved drugs. Of these attempts three quarters where drug related and were serious enough to merit the patient's admission to the same hospital or transfer to another health care facility. Pain medications were involved in about half of these suicide attempts while antidepressant ...
Tags: suicide, drug addiction, drug rehab,
- Recognize The Signs Of Teen Suicide
By: Chad Wiley | - The teen years can be difficult for some young people for a variety of reasons. While all teens may have occasional feelings of sadness or bad moods, some will develop serious depression. The most serious consequence of depression is the risk of suicide. Parents and teachers can help a teen if they recognize the signs of teen suicide.
There are a number of reasons teenagers may become depressed. Some teens may feel pressure from their peers to fit in. Many teens are dealing with a ...
Tags: teens, suicide, death among teens
- Romances That Set Teenagers On Fire With Love
By: Aydan Corkern | - In some states in this country, you might see more break ups with teenagers than in others. It seems to me that in these states that have this happening, the young teens are on fire in so many ways. This problem has gotten worse over the years, the last decade being the worst, because not only has there been a rise in break ups but also suicide. This shows a sense of hopelessness for young teens and middle-aged adults that might be looking for Mister or Miss Right.
The pressures o ...
Tags: young, youth, love, teenagers, infatuation, suicide
- Facts About Suicide And Self Harm
By: Anurag Walia | - People of all ages and from all walks of life die by suicide each year. Suicide in children and young people is increasing. Children can feel overwhelmed and helpless when under stress. They may have encountered difficulties at home or school and may think that suicide is the only solution. Depression is a major risk factor for suicide, although not everyone who attempts suicide is depressed.
An increasing number of children are also engaging in self-harming behaviour. Self h ...
Tags: suicide, suicidal, commit suicide, self harm, damage yourself, damaging yourself, take your own life, kill yourself, kill myself
- Understanding Bipolar Disorder!
By: Brad Giann | - It is quite obvious that people will face ups and downs, in their everyday life, but things turns badly difficult if you are suffering with bipolar disorder trouble. The severe highs and downs of this bipolar disorder could badly trouble the everyday activities and thereby break your firm relationship. Though Bipolar disorder is curable, most of the people never identify and make out the warning signs and indications of the disease. It is greatly important to understand and distinguish the troub ...
Tags: bipolar disorder, medication, depression, manic, bipolar, suicide
- Impact Of Bipolar Disorder!
By: Brad Giann | - Bipolar disorder is an irritating disease, which affects people of all groups equally without any bias. Both men and women are equally affected by bipolar disorders and this seriously troubles people of age group 15 and 25. The actual cause of this bipolar disorder is really unrevealed. However it sticks as a trouble in people more often in family members with bipolar. The bad and troublesome effects of bipolar will affect and disturb individuals mental orbit thereby regulating the mood. At t ...
Tags: bipolar disorder, medication, depression, manic, bipolar, suicide
- Does Fish Cure Your Bipolar Disorder?
By: Brad Giann | - Bipolar Disorder is a lethal and tiresome disease. You can see the effect on any group of people without courtesy! Have you identified any difference in your loved ones, when they express mood changes? Do they express change from depression to hyper and very active at times? Then they are the right candidates for this deadly disease! The pain and the up and down variation swings exhibit an adventure that are unknown. This affects not only the sufferer but also his/her inner circle. Medication f ...
Tags: bipolar disorder, medication, depression, manic, bipolar, suicide
- Bipolar Disorders In The Teenage Groups
By: Brad Giann | - Do you know from where the Bipolar Disorder roots on? It is really ridiculous to know that it usually begins during the childhood or in the teenage group and is mostly diagnosed in the adult life! They tend to have depressive or manic symptoms and very few children have both the combination. It has no specific target on people and affects anyone as such. If either or both the parents have this deadly disease, the children have greater chances to be affected at an early stage. You can find the ch ...
Tags: bipolar disorder, medication, depression, manic, bipolar, suicide
- After Treatment Expectations For Bipolar Disorder
By: Brad Giann | - Is there a method of prevention for this deadly bipolar disease? Have you ever heard of any exact medicine that cures your trouble? Obviously most of their answers would be No to these questions! The person suffering from such a disease only knows its seriousness, the hardships and severances of pain. These people jump into illegal activities like abusing drugs, gambling, and sex only to get temporary relief from the pain. Scientists are not able to judge the exact causes for bipolar disor ...
Tags: bipolar disorder, medication, depression, manic, bipolar, suicide
- Psychotic Depression
By: Dr. Jennifer B. Baxt, DMFT, NCC, DCC | - People who suffer from psychotic depression often start seeing, or hearing hallucinations that can leave them frightened for their lives. Apparently, many patients who suffer severe episodes of psychotic depression can become suicidal. More specifically, people with this type of depression will display increased anger and/or frustration, hear things and/or see things that are not actually there, have a feeling of hopelessness, and/or think about or attempt suicide. As a result of some of these s ...
Tags: counseling, therapy, online, mental health, depression, suicide, psychotic
- Life Insurance Discussion Regarding Suicide Benefits
By: Monty Loree | - Once does not want to think about suicide, life insurance and holidays. But, unfortunately, during the holiday season, suicides tend to be higher. This was something that stood out when I started looking into this topic.
These google discussion group topics were a few years old, however they're still relevant and horrifying. It still shocks me that people openly talk about committing suicide in an open forum. (I hope that google is some how monitoring these discussions)
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Tags: life insurance, suicide, suicide benefits, life insurance benefits, life insurance, suicide
- Career Suicide - Proclaim Yourself A Victim
By: Andrew Cox | - There is no quicker way to career suicide than to proclaim yourself a victim. No one likes victims – people are attracted to problem solvers and people in the know – they are repelled by self proclaimed victims.
A true story to describe my point:
In a meeting of managers discussing a number of issues, one of the managers made the statement - a number of times - that " No one ever told him anything." This came as a surprise to the other managers - they t ...
Tags: career suicide, proclaim a victim, problem solvers, people in the know
- From The Couch To The Deathbed
By: naix | - In many Western countries, going to a psychiatrist for therapy and counseling is well-accepted as a means to maintain mental and emotional health. For most patients, the psychiatrist is considered a source of calmness, reason, and understanding. Seen as a professional counselor who possess the right knowledge and skills about handling life problems and personal conflicts, the psychiatrist is often seen as the last straw of an emotionally disturbed and desperate patient. However, not too ...
Tags: stress and anxiety, overcoming depression, psychoactive medication, suicide, depression, antidepressant medications
- Teen Mental Health - Depression In Teenagers - Part 2
By: Ivanovich Cuxev | - Depression in teenagers could be provoked by a number of factors, which vary from teenager to teenager. Certain momentous situations may result this disease such as death of someone close, separation of parents, shifting in to a new neighborhood and problems in relations, such as breaking up with lovers.
The Factors That Prompts Depression
Other aspects that could result in depression in the adolescent is lack of attention from the loved ones, cases of being abuse ...
Tags: teenage depression, signs of teenage depression, teen suicide, adolescent depression, adolescent sui
- Warning Signs Of Mental Health For Teenagers
By: Ivanovich Cuxev | - Well, the most critical stage of anyone's life considered by most is the teenage period. The boys and girls undergo a lot of physical changes during this time. Long side this; their mind is to be getting a matured shape since they start understanding the realities and morals of life. It very important for a smooth and healthy development of their mind during this critical period. Because if any gap or immaturity is left on this part of the life, the impact may last for the whole life.
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Tags: teenage depression, signs of teenage depression, teen suicide, adolescent depression, adolescent sui
- Teen Mental Health - Depression In Teenagers - Part 1
By: Ivanovich Cuxev | - Teenage depression could be just another threat for the juvenile generation. It is a disease not quite uncommon these days and teenagers are more vulnerable in case of suffering from this mental disease. In fact there might be some youngsters around you who are actually suffering from this syndrome.
Depression And Its Symptoms
This where the jeopardy lies, as most people are not aware of the hazards the disease could cause. Rather the case is handled without due co ...
Tags: teenage depression, signs of teenage depression, teen suicide, adolescent depression, adolescent sui
- Teen Mental Health - Depression In Teenagers - Part 3
By: Ivanovich Cuxev | - Depression in teenagers could be a drawback for an entire nation. However, it can be cured with therapy and proper medication.
Teen Depression The Cure
The remedies available and which the therapists commonly advice include the Cognitive-behavioral therapy which deals with the patients pessimistic thinking pattern. Group therapy and Family therapy are the solutions that help to break down the patient's isolation, from which many of the teenagers suffer nowadays. < ...
Tags: teenage depression, signs of teenage depression, teen suicide, adolescent depression, adolescent sui
- A Hidden Factor In Teen Suicide
By: Jerry McMullin | - Child protection may be more important in preventing teen suicides and suicidal impulses than most parents realize. Child abuse can result in depression and other mental disorders that correlate with suicidal thoughts and feelings in the teen and young adult years. An additional factor, typically left unmentioned in literature, is that child predators may intentionally program their victims to commit suicide. This article is based on information from abuse survivors.
Child pre ...
Tags: suicide, teen, child abuse, child predators, programming, hypnosis, parenting
- The Apparent Murder-suicide Of Chris Benoit Really Creates More Questions Than Answers
By: Ed Bagley | - Copyright 2007 Ed Bagley
News of the apparent murder-suicide of well-known and well-liked WWE wrestler Chris Benoit left me with mixed emotions: sadness and dismay.
Unlike so many men past 60 who would not be caught dead admitting to watching pro wrestling on television in a polite, worldly, sophisticated public environment, I embraced the admission and stood my ground.
I believe Chris Benoit would have done the same. Benoit's boob tube presence ...
Tags: Chris Benoit, WWE, wrestling, murder-suicide, steroids, prescription drugs, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair
- How Does Chris Benoit's Mind Matter To A Forensic Psychiatrist?
By: Fabiola Castillo | - It is a sad week this week in wrestling entertainment sports when a professional wrestler and his family were found dead in their Atlanta home.
Wrestling superstar Chris Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH), his wife Nancy, and their 7-year-old son Daniel were all found dead in their house on Monday, June 25, 2007. Investigators were called to the scene of the crime to determine exactly what happened.
One of those investigators looking over the crime scene is a forensic psy ...
Tags: stun guns, pepper spray, forensic psychiatry, science, murder, suicide
- Parenting Tips Teenage Risktaking
By: Fiona Dimas-Herd | - Why do teens think that it's so okay to do things that are so risky, like driving recklessly or taking drugs or doing things that really put their lives in jeopardy?
Adolescence is really a time of so many changes. One of those is that teenagers are seeking to identify who they are as an individual and a part of that process involves risk taking.
So, the first thing we need to realize is that risk taking is normal during adolescence . However, risk taking can be p ...
Tags: Parenting, parenting teens, teenage risk taking, risk taking, parenting tips, suicide,
- Teen-age Suicide: A True Story
By: Helene Rothschild | - Are you a teen-ager contemplating suicide or the parent of one? The following case study may help you solve your problem. When I met Jill, she was sixteen years old and had been in counseling for four years. She was twelve years old when she tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of pills. Jill was taking medication for depression and mood swings and was attending a small private school to help her cope with life.
Besides all of these helpful measures, she was still getti ...
Tags: suicide, teen-age suicide, parenting, depression, mood swings, psychomatic illness
- Idleness And Your Longevity
By: Stephen Lau | - If you are lazy or idle, it would be next to impossible to live a long life. Idleness will not guarantee you longevity. Of course, in life, nothing is for sure. Still, it is your duty to try to live a long life: the duty is yours, and the results are God's.
According to Lin Yutang, a great Chinese philosopher, "A busy man is never wise, and a wise man is never busy."
Why is that?
Because if you're too busy, you don't have time to learn new truths, to ...
Tags: Idleness, your longevity, Alzheimers disease, suicide, longevity living, mental sharpness, golf, Stephen Lau
- World War Ii Names Still In Our Vocabulary - Part Six - The Kamikaze
By: Bob Carper | - In the closing months of World War II, the term "kamikaze" was anything but funny. Broadly defined, it represented the will of the samurai warrior to give up his life for his country and Emperor in waging an attack against the enemy of his country.
The term "kamikaze" is of Japanese origin and literally means "divine wind." It came into being as the name of legendary typhoons said to have saved Japan from Mongol invasion fleets in 1274 and 1281. In Japanese, the formal term used ...
Tags: kamikaze, suicide-warfare, September-11, Okinawa, kamikaze-weapons, WW-II, victory-at-sea
- Are You Listening?
By: Helene Rothschild | - "I should have listened to her. Beverly was trying to tell me how unhappy she was but I wouldn't hear her. Now she is gone, and I miss her so much," Allen said, as his body shook with sobs of grief. Allen felt devastated since his wife left him three months ago. He was depressed and losing weight-he had no appetite.
"I'm afraid I'm going to lose my job because I can't concentrate. Getting up in the morning is so difficult. Nothing matters anymore," Allen expressed with despondence ...
Tags: communication, listening, relationships, divorce, teen-age, suicide, problems
- How I Conquered Suicidal Despair And Discovered Enduring Hope
By: Cheryl Ott | - My heart was as shattered as the broken glass I was sitting in. Oh, the ache inside. The emotional pain was persistent and unyielding. At times, it was simply deafening. Sleepless nights filled with anxiety left me in a fetal position as I lay in the floor and would rock back and forward, back and forward hour after hour. I mustered the last bit of energy I had, and faintly whispered, Jesus, Jesus as I rocked. I had no other words. Just raw pain and open wounds of multiple losses and rejection ...
Tags: suicide, depression, hope, comfort, died by suicide, justice, contemplating suicide, attempted suicide
- Are Parents The Cause Of Teen Suicide?
By: Jeff Wilson | - What drives a teenager to commit suicide? Is a dysfunctional family the cause of teen suicide or is it the peer pressure, low self-esteem, stress, access to drugs, guns, or an unyielding desire to make the pain disappear. Teenage suicide has and is becoming a pandemic in our country and around the world.
According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, "teen suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers -- almost 2,000 teens kill themselves eac ...
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- Warning Signs Of Suicide:
By: Dr Mike Shery | - Suicide is among the scariest words in our language; it inspires an immediate horror among the family and friends of the victim. People frequently experience a gut-wrenching dread, denial, shock, fear ... and even guilt.
It is a word so charged with universal dread, guilt and burning emotion that people will avoid talking about it almost at all costs. It has become an intractable taboo.
We must discuss it, however, because the statistics are staggering: In 2001 su ...
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- Teen Suicide: Facts And Answers
By: Aurelia Williams | - According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, "teen suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers -- almost 2,000 teens kill themselves each year." Depression is one of the leading causes of teen suicide. It is estimated that "over 90% of teen suicide victims have a mental disorder, such as depression, and/or a history of alcohol or drug abuse." The National Institute of Mental Health considers depression "to be a real medical illness and it's treatable."
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- Notes On The Mystery Of Suicide
By: Hugh Rosen | - Albert Camus, the French philosopher and novelist, opened his treatise, The Myth of Sisyphus with the following statement, There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. He found no meaning or purpose in life and believed that we were born into an absurd world. Yet, he concluded that we should go on living, nevertheless.
I believe suicide is a mystery because to live is a basic instinct of the humans, while to self-destruct runs counter to that driv ...
Tags: suicide, hemingway, plath, marilyn monroe
- Suicide Is The Cause Of All Death
By: Roy E. Klienwachter | - Before life, the soul chooses what it wants to experience in the physical world. It chooses its parents, the time and place of birth and it chooses the circumstances time and place of death. The soul does not come blindly to this life. It has chosen parents and time of birth to best facilitate what it wants to experience.
After birth the soul gives up control of its circumstances to the will of the ego. The ego is given unconditional freedom to choose the direction of the body ...
Tags: suicide, death, transformation, afterlife, soul's purpose, departed ones,
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