Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Why Do Teens Try to Kill Themselves?

It is hard to imagine what reasons lead the young people to commit a suicide. Many teens who wanted to end their lifes say that in this way they tried to escape from situation, which seemed impossible to deal with at that moment or they tried to get relief from really bad thoughts or feelings. There are much more reasons why teens want to end the life - it may be because of loss, hurt, rejection, anger, guilt, worry or disappointment of friends or family members. Furthermore, these teenagers feel that they are unloved, unwanted or victimized.
On the other point of view, lots of people sometimes feel like this but they just not even think about a possibility to commit a suicide; they can get through it and they have hope that everything can be just alright and see the positive sides of life. Unfortunately, the suicidal teens are not able to deal with life's setbacks and difficulties because they have depression. "Depression leads people to focus mostly on failures and disappointments, to emphasise the negative side of their situations, and to downplay their own capabilities or worth." So depression effects a person's thoughts and in this state the person does not see when the problem can be overcome. Unlikely, teens are "vulnerable to depression". The studies of biology had showed that this is because of activeness of hormones and the changes of sleep cycles, which both change dramatically during adolescence and effect mood.
The good new is that depression is treatable - most teens get better with the rightful help. To add to this, the most close people to teens should pay attention to their moods, they should talk to them and be interested in their problems to avoid the depression which can lead a teenager to commit a suicide.

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