Teen Suicide, Depressing Isn t It If You Only Knew

Teen Suicide, Depressing Isn’t It? If You Only Knew †¦ According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary, suicide is a noun defined as the act of taking your own life because you do not want to continue living. Teenage is a noun defined as relating to people who are between thirteen and nineteen years old (Merriam-Webster). Several factors can lead to a teenager making the decision to commit suicide. When it does happen or an attempt is made, it can be very difficult to pinpoint the reason(s). Teens are no doubt very susceptible and exposed to so many things that are new and different to them during these years. As mentioned before, there are several factors that can be involved in a teen suicide however, research shows us that there are a few that are absolutely the most common. Chief among them is a teen’s mental health and if that is not enough the issues surrounding poor mental health can lead a teenager to one or more of the others. Should you add family problems, boyfriend or girlfriend rejections, stress, substance abuse and e ven genetics to the mix you have a situation that may be extremely hard if not impossible to stop (Shaw). Until our society, particularly parents, teachers, coaches, care-givers, etc., become more educated regarding the causes and signs of poor mental health, teenage suicide rates will go nowhere but up. Taking one’s life is more common in our society than one might think. Among the adult segment, suicide is the tenth leading cause. When suicide isShow MoreRelatedMusic Is It s An Explosive Expression Of Humanity1993 Words   |  8 Pagesthemselves mixed up, occasionally causing people to see sounds and hear textures. Tempo is how fast or how slow a song is, while the time signature tells you how many beats are in a measure and which note value gets the beat. While that may not sound too important, they are one of the building blocks of any song. Without tempo and time signature, you would have no beat, making the song a shuffle of random notes with no pattern, like a train without tracks. Playing notes whenever they wanted, musicians