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Suicide. One simple word, but it means so much. This one little word can ruin lives, cause tears, and be a very bad example for young adults. But what does suicide mean, why do so many young people turn to it, and can it be prevented? The simple answer to the last one is yes, but it is so much more complex than that. Suicide means killing oneself. Sui-self, Cide-To kill, Suicide-To kill oneself. Not a great defination, but it fits my purposes quite nicely for now. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people, the other leading causes being Car Accidents and Disease.

So if suicide means to kill oneself, why are so many young adults doing just that, taking their own lives? Well there are two answers here. The first of which, to quote those sucker commericals, The world may never know. For those of you who suddenly think I am not being serious enough on a serious topic, well I am being serious, as serious as most 27 years old can be. I do not joke about suicide, I know people who do, but I would never. Suicide is too real, too deadly, too serious to joke about. But why do young adults want to kill themselves?Well there can be many reasons: they could be upset, lonely, angry, tired of being bullied, tired of living, there are just so many reasons. They may feel that living is pointless, that their lifes amount to nothing. Well they would be wrong, because they are important. But they dont know that.
Can suicide be prevented? Well yes, it most certainly can. Suicide Awareness and Prevention day is very helpful. Talking to suicidal people, and keeping them talking, keeping them okay until you can get help. Getting them help. Talking to professionals. Even, and I hate to say it because I personally do not like it, hospitalizing can be helpful, but that can also be harmful. Being a friend helps. Talking openly about it. If they want to talk, let them talk. If someone comes up to you and says they see no point in living, get them talking. Ask them why, tell them they have reasons to live for, even if the topic makes you unconfortable change the subject. Make them laugh, smile, show them that someone loves them and someone cares alot about them.
Its quite simple really. People will be people, they will get upset or angry or tired of living, and they will need someone by their side, to hold them up when all hope is gone, to keep them going through each day. Suicide effects everyone, it effects the family of the one who passed on, it effects their friends and schoolmates, it effects everyone. No one is safe from the damaging effects of suicide, so maybe its time we prevent it.