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People commit suicide for selfish reasons

A sixteen-year old boy sat in his fourth period class crying because he had just broken up with his
girlfriend. As he sat there, he tried to think of a way to ease the pain in his heart of the whole
situation. His only conclusion was to try and take his own life. This is an attempt of suicide, which
was luckily stopped because of a note that he had given to his girlfriend describing his plans that
she, in turn, had given to the Guidance Counselor of the school. The truth is that an attempt of
suicide is not always the persons fault, there are several factors, which are contributed to the
cause of suicidal thoughts, or feelings that lead to suicidal attempts, and with various treatment
methods these conditions can be controlled not necessarily eliminated.

Besides, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages fifteen through
twenty-five. After making that statement one would come to the conclusion that this age group is
responsible for the most suicides, but that is not true the elderly ages sixty-five and older account
for more than twenty-percent of all suicides. Considering on average eighty-four people die a day
from suicide, that means, that there is an elderly person dying every ninety minutes from suicide,
and fifty-four percent of all elderly suicides are committed with a firearm, but after saying that
consider this that the elderly only account for thirteen-percent of the U.S. population, and suicide
is the eighth leading cause of death among the U.S. population (SAVE). Sixty-percent of suicides
among young people are committed with a firearm, and more young people die from suicide than
cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung
disease combined.

Moreover, there are plenty of misconceptions and myths, when it comes to understanding if
someone is suicidal and if they already are what makes them that way. One myth is that someone
who talks about suicide or jokes about it will not commit suicide. This is not true most of the time;
someone who is going to commit suicide will give hints that they are going to do so. These hints
are not necessarily as clear as we think they should be, but maybe that is because we are too
ignorant to see the warning signs that are put right in front of our face. Another myth is that most
suicides occur at night and at times when there is a full moon. This not true, most suicides occur
during the afternoon or early evening. The truth is that the only way to understand a suicidal
person is to understand the things that are contributed to them becoming that way. Most suicidal
people suffer from at least one form of depression, whether it comes from feelings from within,
such as hurt, or bearing the pain of something that has happened to you. Depression is a serious
issue that should never be taken lightly or brushed off as a common thing that happens to
everyone. Depression is not a case of the blues. It is an altogether separate issue that costs the
lives of millions every year, but it does not have to, because of the fact that most people who are
depressed give out warning signs or signals that they need help. The most common way these
signs are shown is through drinking, doing drugs, fits of anger or rage, and threats of running
away or bringing harm to oneself.

Furthermore, due to the fact that most people who are depressed give out these signs, doctors
have been able to come up with treatments to help the depressed. They also know that depression
is a type of brain disease, which can affect a person so much that they want to commit the selfish
act of suicide, but if other people knew how to read the warning signs better, there might not be
so many suicidal attempts or successful attempts being committed on this era. Suicide would
become so obsolete, that when a person does commit suicide. They would make one must realize
that this can never come true, because of the fact that people are too ignorant and selfish to want
to take the time to help anyone else now days. The truth is most people do not care about anyone
elses feelings or problems until they affect them, because of this, suicide rate will continue to
grow, eventually reaching numbers in the lower millions.

For the aforementioned reasons, people everywhere have the responsibility to help in the
prevention of suicide. Anyone can help stop suicide. All one has to do is put others before
themselves; especially when it comes to their feelings. Everyone should try to do as much as they
can, to help in the prevention of suicide. Anyone can help just by trying to be the friend of a suicidal
person and letting them express their feelings, such as pain, hurt, anger, and rage. That in itself
may help prevent that person from committing suicide, but at the same time, it is not always
enough. One should not forget to remind these people that suicide is never the answer, and that
if they do commit suicide, they are committing the most selfish act possible. Most of all one should
just learn not to be selfish themselves, that way they can be the example suicidal people need
them to be, but that is where one should start not finish, because the war against suicide never
stops. The war is still being won and lost at this very time, and this very hour, so one must realize
that they need to take the next step, which would be to get involved in their community. The battle
never stops, neither should one give up on the hope of winning the war against suicide, and
whatever may cause people to be suicidal.

Last but not least, suicide is a choice, a decision, a right, and not a wrong. Suicide shouldn't
be looked down on as a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but rather a permanent
solution to all problems. Everyone has the right to their own life, and those who decide to take
theirs shouldn't be judged for it. If we all just accepted others, the world would be a better place,
less full of prejudice and persecution. It is unfair to think wrongly of those who simply want a way
out. If you were in a situation where you seriously wanted to die, would you want people telling
you how wrong it is to feel that way? Perhaps suicide rates would even decrease if more people
accepted those who committed it, rather than condemn them for their natural human thoughts.
Comedian Doug Stanhope once said, "Life is like a movie, if you've sat through more than half of
it and its sucked every second so far, it probably isn't gonna get great right at the end and make
it all worthwhile. None should blame you for walking out early".

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