Comments on: #1 Cause for Teen Suicide..can anyone tell me what you think is the leading cause?

By: Pink

Pink — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:06:59 +0000

Feeling unloved Even when teens go through a lot if they feel that they don't have anybody who loves or cares for them and who can help them in times of trouble they have more tendency to commit suicide.
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By: bassizleb

bassizleb — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:50:59 +0000

the highest rate of suicide is among teenagers and the highest rate of teenagers that commit suicide are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) teens; therefore, the backlash and societal pressure to be "noramal" is what pushes these teens to killing themselves.
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By: The Successor

The Successor — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:40:59 +0000

Friends…acceptance…peer pressure
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By: Kissthekitty

Kissthekitty — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:50:59 +0000

Stupidity
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By: Dream Anyway

Dream Anyway — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:27:59 +0000

I agree with the neglect mainly at home. Children need guidance and love. if it is not there they may resort to other things. It could be sleeping around for the love. It may be drugs for the escape from reality. It may be suicide for all of this piling up and the teen not knowing how to get out or overcome the stress. They need to be told how much they mean to someone everyday. They also need to BELIEVE they are worth something and if no one around them see's that now then someone will in the future and they need to keep living day in and day out. Don't stop trying, find the right path and keep on that road forever.
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By: Treffy

Treffy — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:45:59 +0000

Basically it is extreme depression. You feel completely alone and in the dark. You feel like nobody could ever love you and the pain is unbearable. There's nothing you can do to stop hating yourself and you just want to die. You have nobody, no purpose and no hope. Imagining death is imagining relief from suffering, the end of a pitiful existence.

Causes : isolation(self imposed or otherwise) , neglect, abuse…

The list goes on.
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experience

By: Sunnybear

Sunnybear — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:10:59 +0000

lack of purpose, lack of confidence, bad home life, depression, hopelessness over circumstances in their lives, loneliness (feeling like no one loves them)
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By: green_thumbed_one

green_thumbed_one — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:34:59 +0000

Clinical Depression
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By: rubytron

rubytron — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:45:59 +0000

Pressure to succeed and fear of failure.
That or hatred of their bodies.

I bet lots of people can relate to those!
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By: Chris L

Chris L — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:16:59 +0000

most who commit suicide, have issues with value. sometimes they dont get enough or any i love you's or hugs etc.. this causes them to feel insufficient and think that they are more of a burden than a joy. so out of kindness, they rid the world of another burden A.K.A.- suicide
i did a similar paper and got a 98% on it
Hope this helps!
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