Suicide

 

"I quit" or "I don't want to live anymore" more like the dangerous or rather frightening thought that crosses the mind of several people around us and most of the times remain unnoticed.

  India recorded a total of 1,35,445 suicides in 2015. In India, 1/3rd of the suicide cases include young people aged 15-29 years. Suicide is slowly becoming kind of a culture among youth. 

Suicide is the act of voluntarily taking ones own life; usually committed to end the suffering.

Usually pain mixed with guilt, anger and regret is what convinces people to commit suicide.

The most common reasons for suicide include:

Depression,  anxiety,  fear of not being accepted (by peers or society),  psychological trauma, physical and mental abuse, etc.

Suicidal symptoms include :

Frequent crying and self-loathing,

Becoming extremely emotionless,

Increased drug and alcohol addiction,

Scars denoting self-harm, etc.

   While having thoughts of suicide,  people generally tend to forget that the only people they are harming are their near and dear ones. One's parents, who brought them up, loved them unconditionally, suffer due to their absence. There are people that do really care for you, and to whom your existence matters,  but you tend to overlook them.

        You were brought into this world,  not to end your existence, but to establish it. To do something.  To contribute to the world and to be great. You are great, not to everybody,  but definitely to a few. And those few people are your world. You will always find people that will hate you, and also those that will always want you. You cannot be liked by everyone,  just the same way as you may not like everyone.  Also, if you feel that you have committed a huge blunder,  that cannot be corrected,  and it is best that you cease to exist, then you are wrong my friend. Killing yourself is only cowardly.  The best you could do is face life the way it is, visit a counsellor if needed, inculcate positivity in your life,  practice meditation and seek support. 

You may have low self-esteem, which may encourage you to end your life,  but yet again,  you have responsibilities towards others, and suiciding will only mean -- running away from your responsibilities.

"People often turn to suicide because they are seeking relief from pain.

 Remember that relief is a feeling,  and you have to be alive to feel it."

Live,  learn and improve, that's what life's for!

|| As submitted in a college Magazine ||