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Is suicide ever an option?

6/12/2014

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Today's news reported on the rising rate of suicides which relates to unemployment.

According to figures from UK researchers, the economic crisis in Europe and North America led to more than 10,000 extra suicides.

The study by the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine analyzed data from 24 EU countries, the US and Canada. The results were published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, showing a marked rise in suicides.

Suicides have been declining in Europe until 2007. By 2009 there was a 6.5% increase, a level that was sustained until 2011. Research showed 7,950 more suicides than would have been expected, although some deaths may have been avoidable as some countries showed no increase in suicide rate.

Campaign groups said the findings showed how important good mental health services were.

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A researcher at the University of Oxford said, "There's a lot of good evidence showing recessions lead to rising suicides, but what is surprising is this hasn't happened everywhere - Austria, Sweden and Finland. It shows policy potentially matters. One of the features of these countries is they invest in schemes that help people return to work, such as training, advice and even subsidized wages.

A spokesman from the charity Mind said, "Redundancy and other life circumstances brought about by the recession can trigger depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts for anyone, whether they have previously experienced a mental health problem or not. For some people, these factors can become so difficult to cope with that suicide may feel like the only option."


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I'm a pretty steady person, but at some stages of my life circumstances became more than I could bear. Raging teenage hormones, lack of money, or marital problems can weaken even the toughest resolve. But when it really mattered, my strength cut in and I was able to make changes. If a person didn't have that mental resolve, they might respond to a momentary urge and kill themselves.

I've always thought suicide was against God's decree of, Thou shall not kill. Yourself or another.

No matter how bad things get, tomorrow is another day. Each dawn brings a slight change of events. We should never give up hope.


9 Comments
Michelle Willis link
6/11/2014 06:42:34 pm

I was once told that 90% of suicides are cries for help gone wrong. I was suicidal back in November, but I was able to get the help I needed because my parents recognised the signs. I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for them.

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Francene
6/11/2014 10:40:15 pm

You are so right, Michelle. I'm so sorry for your pain. You're so lucky to have such sensitive parents. I hope you'll become stronger as time goes by. I firmly believe that we're never given more than we can handle, and that each test makes us stronger. Just as physical pain builds up tolerance, so does that of the mental type. Chin up.

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Georgie Colloff link
6/11/2014 07:33:40 pm

I have never felt suicidal and I really feel for people who have ever felt like that. I just can't imagine! I can see how the problems of life can really tip a person over the edge though.

Georgie xx

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priya link
6/11/2014 09:08:36 pm

Interesting post. I feel suicide is just being coward and people attempt it to run away from a situation. ..

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Amaia - You Made My Day Blog link
6/11/2014 09:26:26 pm

I think suicide is a very personal thing and lately seeing many people suffering so much because of the crisis I understand they can not take it anymore...

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Sophie Bowns link
6/11/2014 10:41:14 pm

It's terribly sad when people think that it is the only way out.
:(

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Elise Cohen Ho link
6/12/2014 01:12:30 am

When I read this post, I cannot help but think of a boy I once knew. We were both in high school. He was good friends with a friend of mine but we were not all that close. One day he said good-bye to his parents and his parents went off to work. He then hung himself.

It is a terrible tragedy. He felt like he would never be accepted because he was gay. I wish I was closer to him and that I knew what he was going through. He must have felt so alone to have chosen such a tragic step.

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K.Lee Banks link
6/12/2014 12:56:40 pm

Francene, I have also held that belief of suicide being against God's decree. It is very sad, as others have said, when someone believes ending his or her life is the only solution. I have been depressed before to the point that suicide crossed my mind - but I knew I could never go through with it.

That decision was because I'm not a fan of pain and gore, but also because I kept thinking how it would affect my loved ones. Ultimately, suicide is a selfish "solution" to a problem, because while it removes the person from the situation, it only causes pain and suffering for the loved ones left behind trying to make sense of it all.

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julie roo link
6/13/2014 06:37:46 am

Near where i live is a suicide hotspot. An area that looks beautiful but theres no money, so it might be a ressecision thing?

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