Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for ages 15-24, and the sixth leading cause of death for ages 5-14. Most teens that have been interviewed after a suicide attempt say that what causes teen suicide are feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Suicide teens often feel like they are in situations that have no solutions.
The teens can see there is no way out but death. Other emotional teen suicide causes stem from trying to escape from feelings of pain, rejection, …show more content…
This boy was driven to commit suicide by bullies at his school. The boy’s name was Thomas Thompson. He committed suicide by taking painkillers. They said he was getting picked on by his classmates because he was smarted and well-spoken. He was a good boy, until he was tired of being picked on. His mother didn’t know it’ll get too out of control. She found him in his bedroom when she was returning home from work. She said that he was getting picked on from school to school. She said that they were calling him names like “gay boy” and “fatso”. They also strangled him with a tie and they was poking him. So, to him, the only way to prevent the bullying to stop, he decided to get some painkillers and end it all for himself. Now, that’s a story that should change people’s minds about teen suicide. It’s not a joke about suicide. Suicide is the worst cause of death out of all other causes. Take suicide seriously. You never know what that person’s story is and why they decide to do that certain thing to their