Saturday, March 01, 2003

A Straits Times article on 27th February
The main cause of youth suicides is relationship problems according to a study by three doctors.
Youth - those under-20s
Relationship problems - friction with parents and breaking up with boyfriends or girlfriends.
The perception of academic stress being the main cause was debunk.

Results also show that:
- more guys commit suicides than girls (16 against 12)
- all jumped off high-rise residential blacks
- Almost half (13) were school drop-outs
- Three-quaters were aged between 14 and 19 and the youngest aged nine

According to the Samaritians of Singapore's research, two-thirds of the callers under 19 were troubled by problems with their family members. As for pre-teens, problems with peers seems to be the cause of their depression.
Counsellors said that the final straw is almost unnoticeable. Sudden behaviour change, loss of interest in their fave activites, writing farewell notes, calling up friends to bid goodbye, giving away treasured belongings and behaving secretively are tell-tale signs of youths on the brink of committing suicide.

My thoughts on this article
Some might think those who commit suicide are brave but i beg to differ.
I think I'm more courageous than them. Coz I got the guts to stay alive and face all the miseries, cruelty and ugliness of LIFE.
How sad......but how true......
Maybe I'm immune to depression......or maybe I'm suffering from it w/o knowing ?
Or maybe I just have a bigger heart, enough to bottle up my life-time sorrows.....?

PiGz ^(oo)^ 7:57 pm

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