Teen Suicides
Professor
English 1301
October 18, 2013 Teen Suicide
Suicide is when a person intentionally inflicts harm to one’s self. Teenagers have been known to have the highest rate of suicides when compared to other age groups. The reasoning behind teenage suicides is stress, self-esteem, self-doubt, and depression.
Stress is caused by many factors. The importance of approval of parental figures can have cause stress. Parents prefer and want their children to succeed in school and life, which can cause even the slightest of stress. Teenagers worry about their grades, behavior, and family values, with the reasoning being how their family will judge and react to it. After a while, the stress can become too much for a young person to be able to handle resulting in death. One of the best options to help control the rates of teenage suicides is for people to put less pressure onto their children, leaving the teenagers more relaxed and less pressured into pushing themselves too far. Parents can also praise their teenagers by giving them confidence in what they have already achieved so far. Including stress, self-esteem plays a gigantic role in teenage suicides.
Self-esteem is what and how someone believes in themselves. Many teenagers suffer from low self-esteem, which can be caused by bullying or lack in faith in oneself. When a person bullies another person, they are destroying the one thing many teenagers rely on. Bullies often make fun of a person for their size, weight, height, and their intelligence level. Teenagers believe the only way out of the harassment they face constantly is to commit suicide. Since most bullying occurs in an educational center, the bullying should be faced there. By monitoring halls more efficiently and cutting down on the time in the hallways between classes, bullying should come to a minimum, especially since the two parties will not be able to mingle for long. The
English 1301
October 18, 2013 Teen Suicide
Suicide is when a person intentionally inflicts harm to one’s self. Teenagers have been known to have the highest rate of suicides when compared to other age groups. The reasoning behind teenage suicides is stress, self-esteem, self-doubt, and depression.
Stress is caused by many factors. The importance of approval of parental figures can have cause stress. Parents prefer and want their children to succeed in school and life, which can cause even the slightest of stress. Teenagers worry about their grades, behavior, and family values, with the reasoning being how their family will judge and react to it. After a while, the stress can become too much for a young person to be able to handle resulting in death. One of the best options to help control the rates of teenage suicides is for people to put less pressure onto their children, leaving the teenagers more relaxed and less pressured into pushing themselves too far. Parents can also praise their teenagers by giving them confidence in what they have already achieved so far. Including stress, self-esteem plays a gigantic role in teenage suicides.
Self-esteem is what and how someone believes in themselves. Many teenagers suffer from low self-esteem, which can be caused by bullying or lack in faith in oneself. When a person bullies another person, they are destroying the one thing many teenagers rely on. Bullies often make fun of a person for their size, weight, height, and their intelligence level. Teenagers believe the only way out of the harassment they face constantly is to commit suicide. Since most bullying occurs in an educational center, the bullying should be faced there. By monitoring halls more efficiently and cutting down on the time in the hallways between classes, bullying should come to a minimum, especially since the two parties will not be able to mingle for long. The