Teen Suicide - 1109 Words

Each year, one out of thirteen teens age nineteen and under attempts suicide (Preface). Personally, that is more than enough teens choosing to take their lives each year. It isn’t really easy to figure out why some teens choose to take their lives. Suicide is a multi-faceted issue, sometimes an act of courage, sometimes an act of selfishness, sometimes a brave choice in the face of pain, and sometimes an act of fondness. It is important to understand why some choose to take their lives and some ways that in school and out of school we as individuals are able to help those in need. According to the author of the book Suicide Among Gifted Children and Adolescents Tracy Cross; suicide is both visible and able to be averted. Sometimes when†¦show more content†¦Like the 16 years old teenager I was at that moment the first thing I do is grab my phone. As I go on Instagram I see a post about a familiar person that I usually see around school and have had interactions with once or twice. I sit up on the bed to read the description that states â€Å"Rip to one of our falcons†. After reading the post I still felt as though it wasn’t true. I continued to go down my feed and I saw the second post about it and a third one. I contacted one of my friends to see if it was true and she told me that the boy committed suicide. I’ve never felt so bad and such anger towards someone dying. This boy had a whole life ahead of him; he was a freshman in varsity football, he was taking honors classes, and everyone knew him as a great person. I was so in sho ck that tears started to fall down my cheeks. I wonder the whole day why would he choose to take his own life? What could we have done to prevent him from committing suicide? A few days later one of his close friend that was like a brother to him also took his own life. 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