We can all agree that suicide is at an all-time high with our youth. Why is it happening and how do we as adults help?
When you talk to individuals who have considered/attempted to commit suicide, all the reasons are different. But the common thread is the OVERWHELMING feeling of DESPAIR (doom, downfall, discouragement, ruin, anguish, unhappiness).
Our youth today are spending more time on electronic devices and not enough time interacting with “real people.” This may cause a feeling of being all alone in the world. They are subjected to more negative comments, personal attacks and undesirable images than ever before.
Possible solutions? Limiting time on gaming and Smartphones. Participating in a confidence building activity (dance, sports, drama, art, music, well, you get the idea).
I leave you with this suggestion… I have gotten the most insight into my daughter’s life and now my grandkids’ lives when we are in the car driving and at the dinner table. We are all so busy making our lives that we forget to “LIVE our LIVES” not just exist. “RELAX! TAKE A BREATH! LISTEN! AND YOU WILL SEE!”
Contributed by Sandra Aguilera.
As a pastor I have been called to homes immediately following death by suicide. What I witness is a loss felt deeper than any other loss can be felt. It is a loss than sends shock waves through the air of the surrounding community. A death by suicide does not only impact the person that has died it impacts everybody around them too. It changes so many lives forever.
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