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Teen Suicide

Teen suicide is a devastating act that often occurs due to feelings of hopelessness, depression, and a lack of perceived options. When a teen commits suicide, it is usually the result of emotional distress rather than a desire to hurt others. Common reasons for teen suicide include facing rejection, bullying, family problems like divorce, and a sense of failure or being a burden. Parents can help prevent suicide by maintaining close relationships with their teens, looking for warning signs of depression or self-harm, and ensuring teens know they are loved and supported.

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Teen Suicide

Teen suicide is a devastating act that often occurs due to feelings of hopelessness, depression, and a lack of perceived options. When a teen commits suicide, it is usually the result of emotional distress rather than a desire to hurt others. Common reasons for teen suicide include facing rejection, bullying, family problems like divorce, and a sense of failure or being a burden. Parents can help prevent suicide by maintaining close relationships with their teens, looking for warning signs of depression or self-harm, and ensuring teens know they are loved and supported.

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Teen Suicide:

When a teenager commits the awful act of suicide, the first question people want to know is
why they took their own life in the first place. Committing suicide during the teenage years
becomes a devastating loss since a teen has their whole life to live. Discerning what
happened to an emotional and hormonal teen can be impossible, especially if they did not
leave a suicide note, which most do not.
Teen suicide is a cry for help while they are drowning in their pain and trauma with no
perceivable way out. Typically, those who commit suicide will put a plan into motion to cope
with their emotions rather than get the personalized help they need in a therapeutic setting.
As devastating as this topic of teen suicide is, knowing the top reasons that teenagers want
to take away their life for good is important to ponder on so that parents can look for the
signs.

Discouragement
Teens who have to deal with negative circumstances in their life, such as their parents
splitting up, dealing with bullying, or the death of a loved one, may feel like they have no
option other than wanting to die. When big events like these happen in their life, parents
need to keep a close eye on their behaviors, emotions, and verbiage. 

Rejection
The teenage years can be full of rejection from friends and love interests that can make
them feel like their whole world is shattered. Seeking the approval of others during the
teenage years is a part of growing up. However, it can be the thing that can set a teen over
the edge when they get made fun of or shunned. Teens who are overly sad and start
spending their time isolating alone after being part of a crowd should be monitored closely.

Defeat
Teens who think they will never amount anything or who think they have become a burden
to their parents or loved ones may choose to commit suicide to escape the feelings
regarding their personal setbacks. Parents actually play the biggest role in the security of a
teen and could change the course of their teen’s emotional progress by showing them they
are loved and wanted. Edification is the key to making a teen believe they have a reason to
live.
The normal feelings that teens endure can be unbearable and make them believe that these
emotions will never end. Parents should be engaged with their teenagers, so they know that
they are not alone and that they can get through their difficult times. Even if they rebuke
their parent’s advances to be present in their lives, parents should still attempt to support
their teen at all costs. Suicide is a very serious matter, and when fulfilled, it can bring
unfathomable pain and loss.
 Overdose using over-the-counter, prescription, and non-prescription medicine is also a very
common risk for attempting and completing suicide. It's important to monitor carefully all
medicines in your home. Know that teens will "trade" different prescription medicines at
school and carry them (or store them) in their locker or backpack.

 Suicide rates differ between boys and girls. Girls think about and attempt suicide about twice
as often as boys, and tend to attempt suicide by overdosing on drugs or cutting themselves.
Yet boys die by suicide about four times as often girls, and experts think this is because they
tend to use more lethal methods.

 feelings of distress, irritability, or agitation


 feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness that often come with depression
 a previous suicide attempt
 a family history of depression or suicide
 emotional, physical, or sexual abuse
 lack of a support network, poor relationships with parents or peers, and feelings of social
isolation
 struggling with their gender identity and/or sexuality in an unsupportive family or community

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https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Teen-Suicide-
010.aspx
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/suicide.html
https://www.stonewaterrecovery.com/adolescent-treatment-blog/reasons-teens-commit-suicide/

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