Suicide Case

Nobody chooses to be born but we all have the option to take our own life. Teenagers face many problems in today's society. Depression, gangs and drugs are all negative pressures on adolescents. Suicide, a very serious issue seems to come up more and more often. "I am depressed, ashamed of my looks, I have no friends...nothing," a troubled teenager would say, "Killing myself is the only solution." Is it? According to statistics, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people 15 to 25 years of age, following unintentional injuries and homicide. Across the country, psychologists are treating suicidal teenagers with counseling and even medication. Family and friends are also very supportive. But who is to say if one should live or die. When we are born we live until we die, but when is that? When you get run over by a car? Drown? Executed, or when you kill yourself? Society tends to put a lot of pressure onto those people with mental and physical disabilities. Making them feel like something is seriously wrong. Some people believe that being homosexual is wrong and all gays should be wiped of the face of the earth. Why do they believe this? Because in the way that they were raised their environment taught them that being gay is wrong. In our society today anything said or done can be easily expressed incorrectly and therefore misunderstood. There is always someone that is going to dissect and analysis each and everything someone says or does. Leaving people hopelessly misinterpreted. There is no truth in what people say the only truth is whatever you want to believe. Some people may believe that an effective way to make a statement is by committing suicide. What is life? Is it going to school, getting a good job, making lots of money or committing suicide? It depends on what your values and morals are. We are all going to die eventually, but it doesn't have to be now. If problems appear there is always a solution, it is your option what to do about it and killing yourself should not be an option. No one has the right to say self-murder is wrong, it may be stupid but if you select to kill yourself it is you that decides what life is. I have had a few friends who have seriously considered ending their life. None have actually gone through with it but they have raised very interesting questions that I think cannot be answered; how much pain is too much? Is there a good enough reason to kill yourself? I have faced many problems but they have never been so bad that I have considered suicide. I am a true believer that everything happens for a reason but ending your life for whatever reason, isn't a choice for me. You must keep an open mind even through issues that seem to have only one answer. We all create our own world to exist in. I chose to do my reaction paper on suicide because as a teenager, it saddens me to hear about all these suicide cases amongst adolescents. Suicide amongst teenagers is a

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