Higher Suicide Rate

Emile Durkheim had a theory that suicide was caused by society more than individual choice. Durkheim defines suicide as “...the term suicide is applied to all cases of death resulting directly or indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself, which he knows will produce this result.” -Durkheim, 1897. He broke suicide into four types. Egoistic suicide comes from a prolonged sense of not belonging. Altruistic suicide is the sense of being overwhelmed by the goals or beliefs of a group. Anomic suicide is when a person doesn’t know where they belong in society. Fatalistic suicide is when someone feels trapped and can’t carry on their dreams. There is too much regulation.
6 reasons I believe someone would commit suicide would be: they get bullied, suffer from depression or psychological issues, have family members who have died, have no one who they’re close to, have financial problems, or they are overwhelmed by guilt because of something that’s happened. -“Happiness in this World, Reflections of a Buddhist physician By Alex Lickerman, M.D. “ I agree with Durkheim’s beliefs on suicide. People who feel like they don’t belong in society might feel worthless, like their existence is with no purpose. If someone is trapped by society and are very restricted they might kill themselves to feel free. If there is a constant pressure to be someone or have certain things, that can cause someone to feel overwhelmed with stress and not want to live. I believe people commit suicide because they are in despair. Society puts pressure on everyone to act a certain way, look a certain way, and have certain things. That kind of pressure will cause people to become depressed, which will cause suicide. Durkheim states that suicide is a social fact. There will always be suicide. His theory talks about if suicide is only an individual choice the rates would be static and have no patterns. But, in his study he found that suicide rates are higher in times of peace then