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TEEN’S SUICIDE Presented by: Ester Mendoza

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TEEN’S SUICIDEPresented by: Ester Mendoza

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Do you know what suicide is?• Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.[Risk

factors include mental disorders such as depression, bipolardisorder, personality disorders, alcoholism, or substancemisuse, schizopherenia.

• Suicide, taking your own life, is a tragic reaction to stressful lifesituations — and all the more tragic because suicide can beprevented. Whether you're considering suicide or know someonewho feels suicidal, learn suicide warning signs and how to reach outfor immediate help and professional treatment. You may save a life— your own or someone else's.

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• Suicide is the tenth most common cause of death inthe United States. People may consider suicide whenthey are hopeless and can't see any other solution totheir problems. Often it's related toserious depression, alcohol or substance abuse, or amajor stressful event.

• People who have the highest risk of suicide are whitemen. But women and teens report more suicideattempts. If someone talks about suicide, you shouldtake it seriously.

• It may seem like there's no way to solve yourproblems and that suicide is the only way to end thepain. But you can take steps to stay safe — and startenjoying your life.

• having the tendency to want to kill yourself

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• Suicidal also means likely to cause your own defeat.• Suicidal ideation is generally associated with depression and

disorders; however, it seems to have associations with manyother mental disorder, life events, and family events, all of whichmay increase the risk of suicidal ideation.

• The range of suicidal ideation varies greatly from fleetingthoughts, to extensive thoughts, to detailed planning, roleplaying (e.g., standing on a chair with a noose), and incompleteattempts, which may be deliberately constructed to notcomplete or to be discovered , or may be fully intended to resultin death, but the individual survives (e.g., in the case of ahanging in which the cord breaks).

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• Suicidal ideation is generally associated with depression andother mood disorder; however, it seems to have associationswith many other mental disorder, life events, and familyevents, all of which may increase the risk of suicidal ideation.

• Suicide, also known as completed suicide, is the "act of takingone's own life". Attempted suicide or non-fatal suicidalbehavior is self injury with the desire to end one's life thatdoes not result in death.

• Assisted suicide is when one individual helps another bringabout their own death indirectly via providing either adviceor the means to the end.

• This is in contrast to euthanasia, where another person takesa more active role in bringing about a person's death.

• Suicidal ideation is thoughts of ending one's life but nottaking any active efforts to do so.

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Why some teen’s commit suicide?• It may seem like there's no way to solve your problems and that suicide

is the only way to end the pain. But you can take steps to stay safe —and start enjoying your life again.

• Others are impulsive acts due to stress such as from financialdifficulties troubles with relationships, or from bullying.

• Most teens who have been interviewed after a suicide attempt say thatwhat causes teen suicide are feelings of hopelessness and helplessness.Suicidal teens often feel like they are in situations that have nosolutions. The teens can see no way out but death.

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• The teens feel like they have no control to change their situations.• Other emotional teen suicide causes stem from trying to escape

feelings of pain, rejection, hurt, being unloved, victimization orloss. Teens may feel like their feelings are unbearable and willnever end, so the only way to escape is suicide.

• Teens may also be afraid of disappointing others or feel like theyare a burden to others, such as their parents, and these can beadditional causes of teen suicide.

• Situations often drive the emotional causes of suicide. Bullying,cyberbullying, abuse, a detrimental home life, loss of a loved oneor even a severe breakup can by contributing causes of teensuicide.

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• While all the above are driving factors of teen suicide, often theunderlying issue is one of a mental illness.

• Most teens who attempt suicide do so because of depression, bipolardisorder or borderline personality disorder.

• These disorders amplify the pain a teen may feel.• Often, many of these environmental factors occur together to cause

suicidal feelings and behaviors.

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Symptoms to know that they are committing suicide• Sleep problems.

• Sudden calmness: Suddenly becoming calm after a period of depression or moodiness can be a sign that the person has made a decision to end his or her life.

• Withdrawal: Choosing to be alone and avoiding friends or social activities also are possible symptoms of depression, a leading cause of suicide. This includes the loss of interest or pleasure in activities the person previously enjoyed.

• Changes in personality and/or appearance: A person who is considering suicide might exhibit a change in attitude or behavior, such as speaking or moving with unusual speed or slowness. In addition, the person might suddenly become less concerned about his or her personal appearance.

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•Dangerous or self-harmful behavior: Potentially dangerous behavior, such as reckless driving, engaging in unsafe sex, and increased use of drugs and/or alcohol might indicate that the person no longer values his or her life.•Recent trauma or life crisis: A major life crises might trigger a suicide attempt. Crises include the death of a loved one or pet, divorce or break-up of a relationship, diagnosis of a major illness, loss of a job, or serious financial problems.•Making preparations: Often, a person considering suicide will begin to put his or her personal business in order. This might include visiting friends and family members, giving away personal possessions, making a will, and cleaning up his or her room or home. Some people will write a note before committing suicide. Some will buy a firearm or other means like poison.•Threatening suicide: From 50% to 75% of those considering suicide will give someone --a friend or relative -- a warning sign. However, not everyone who is considering suicide will say so, and not everyone who threatens suicide will follow through with it. Every threat of suicide should be taken seriously.

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Methods or Ways on how they suicide

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Drug Poisoning• In researching this site it was

clear that suicide by drug poisoning had been the subject of more articles, chat rooms and forums than any other method. Everyone (who is suicidal!) is looking for a painless method to leave this world. Regrettably, drug poisoning is one of the least effective methods of suicide, and if it goes wrong, can be very far from painless.

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Cutting• Some people cut because they

feel desperate for relief from bad feelings. People who cut may not know better ways to get relief from emotional pain or pressure. Some people cut to express strong feelings of rage, sorrow, rejection, desperation, longing, or emptiness.

• Cutting is a way some people try to cope with the pain of strong emotions, sure intense pressure, or upsetting relationships problems.

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Jumping • That is, it includes persons

making sincere suicide attempts, those making parasuicidal, and those attempting to escape conditions that they perceive as posing greater risk than would the fall from a jump, and it applies whether or not the fall is fatal.

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Hanging• Hanging is often considered

to be a simple suicide method that does not require complicated techniques. However, a study of people who attempted suicide by hanging and lived suggests that this perception needs to be challenged.

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Gun Shot• One of the most often achieved

forms of suicide is by gun shot. Generally a head shot is desired since its results are 99 percent effective, however a chest shot can be equally as devastating.

• Sometimes the blast isn't enough to kill. In this case, severe to permanent bodily damage can occur as well as blood loss, organ and tissue damage, and brain damage.

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How we help others on committing suicide and how we prevent it

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Reach Out - Ask them directly if they are thinking about suicide. It needs to be a direct question that can’t be misinterpreted.

"Are you thinking about suicide?"

Most people with thoughts of suicide want to talk about it. They want to live –but desperately need someone to hear their pain and offer them help to keep safe.

Don’t be afraid to ask them if they are thinking about suicide. This shows you care and they’re not alone. Listen to them - Allow them to express their feelings. Let them do most of the talking. They will often feel a great sense of relief someone wants to talk to them about their darkest thoughts.

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Check their safety - If you are really worried don’t leave them alone. Remove any means of suicide including weapons, medications, drugs, alcohol, even access to a car. Get help by calling Lifeline 13 11 14, or emergency services on 000. You can also take them to the local hospital emergency department.Decide what to do and take action - Talk about steps you can take together to keep them safe. Don’t agree to keep it a secret, you shouldn’t be the only one supporting this person. You may need help from someone else to persuade them to get help. You can also help by finding out information on what resources and services are available for a person who is considering suicide.Ask for a promise - Thoughts of suicide may return, so ask them to promise to reach out and tell someone. Asking them to promise makes it more likely they will tell someone.

Get help - There are lots of services and people that can help and provide assistance.

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Quotations to prevent suicide and How to appreciate our life • Suicide is the most sincere form of self-criticism. —Anonymous

• Suicide does not mean there was no killer. —Anonymous

• It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night. —Friedrich Nietzsche

• “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

• “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough”― Oprah Winfrey

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• “The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.”― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

• “Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”― Hunter S. Thompson“

• To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”― Mark Twain

• “Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today.”― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

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• “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!”― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

• “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”― Voltaire

• “Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.”― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

• “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

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“ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SUICIDE IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM”