Essay [ Youth Suicide]

In recent years, and especially in developed countries, many young people seem to suffer from stress. The problem seems to be reaching crisis point for some of these young people, and some teenagers are even attempting to commit suicide because of it. The number of youth suicides is unfortunately increasing.

What are some causes of stress among young people and how could this be ameliorated?


The suicide number of teenagers is increasing rapidly especially in the first countries. Many of young people are not able to stop their unbearable feelings or an intolerable situation. At time like this, they feel like suicide is the only way out.

Going to school or college can be a difficult transition period for most of students. They may feel lost, lonely, confused, anxious, and stressed. And these problems may lead to depression. If those feeling are untreated, it will lead to be depressed. The depression is the number one cause of suicide. For example, if students feel unacceptable in their new environment which is school or college, then they feel totally alone and isolated in their new place. This situation may lead them to be depressed. And if their depressed are reluctant to get treatment, they may commit suicide.

Moreover, a requirement of good marks and also the competition at school whether healthy or unhealthy is running the students to desperation. They are pushed into many extra curricular as well. Those problems can be stressors for them and leading them to end their life.

Personal problems like a family crisis or the ending of relationship can make the sense of pain. If this sense is overwhelmed, it may contribute someone feeling suicidal. For instance, if the young people are broken heart, they feel so painful. They try to heal their feeling by drinking alcohol or even drugs.
Shockingly, if their feeling is extremely hurt, they prefer to die.

On the whole, there are several solutions to reduce number of youth suicide. First and foremost is decreasing number of stressors. Second, coping with the emotion pain and trying to solve the problems. There is always way out for every problems in the world.