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Suicide Awareness, how to prevent and the 8 important steps

 By Sri Nagenthiri

Suicide is not the solution to every problem there’s always a way to face problems. These kinds of thoughts are mostly among teens nowadays due to depression in studies whether it’s in school or college, teens nowadays tend to make decisions based on just simple things. Suicidal thoughts occur because of cyberbullying, examination results and more, cyberbullying became the most worst cause among teens nowadays since everyone’s on social media lately. 

Suicide is only one time solution to all your problems there’s no coming back to where you were. I have heard so many news on suicide issues among teens around my age, everyone has something going on in life but this is not the solution to all your problems. I have always wanted to share my thoughts on the steps of prevention for Suicidal thoughts.

Reference:

● Time. (2019). https://time.com. [online] Available at: https://time.com/5550803/depression-suicide-rates-youth/ [Accessed 2 Nov. 2019]. 

● Heckman, W. (2019). Challenges To Suicide Prevention - The American Institute of Stress. [online] The American Institute of Stress. Available at: https://www.stress.org/challenges-to-suicide-prevention [Accessed 2 Nov. 2019].

1. Confess about it to someone 

Confessing to someone makes you feel less burden and it will be a relief from the thoughts that you have been going through. Do let someone know what’s going with your thoughts on suicidical, is better to open up about it then just keeping it to yourself, life is very valuable, you can eventually solve any problems. 

2. Watch their actions

 Be aware of how your beloved ones or friends anyone around you “their actions” . not everyone has the courage to talk about it so we should make an effort to ask or just by watching them if their doing well, how is everything is going on with their personal life. Even if your how close to someone not everyone is willing to open up about this issue it is not that easy for someone to talk about it. When you try asking it might help them to talk about how they feel, go through thier thoughts on suicide, depression, stress in working place or college life. By just talking to someone can help them to avoid the thoughts on suicide is better then just don’t talk about or ask.

3. Seek a professional 

Go to a psychologist consult him/she for a better option, bring someone you know to an expert or suggest this as an option for someone it will be really helpful. Sometimes it is hard for someone to just talk about this to their friends or family so it is better to seek a professional like a psychologist. Nowadays there’s a lot of helpline’s, and people to consult when you are stuck with this thoughts or issues. They can definitely help you or anyone you know to have a different perspective of their problems and how to solve it without making a wrong decision.

4. Join events, be more sociable

 Being around people and mingling is another way to escape for your thoughts, the more you get involved in outside world is way more effective in order to explore what the world can do for you. Knowing that you are not the only one whose going through all this there are more out there but they just get through it by just being cool and fun. Not everyone you think is happy is actually happy but sometimes you have to make an effort to create the happiness from your bad times. Bad times, depression, stress, everything is all our mindset “think positive” everything in life will get more beautiful.

5. Parents make a fun conversation 

Making an effort to talk your kids during your meals, ask them about how their day was and talk about your personal experience at work on that day. Sometimes kids won't tell you everything they tend to hide things from you because there’s no effort of parents. Make this a habit input it from when your kids are young, if you don’t make an effort who will? Get to know your kid what they have to say. They can be a victim of being bullied

6. Schools should have a talk 

Schools should do a motivational speech on this topic for students maybe once a year, talk and ask them if there’s anything going on like for an example: family issues, studies pressure, parents who compares their children's education with other children. Being compared to another person can also cause depression in schools or in family this should be avoided. Bringing influencers such as Malaysian YouTuber Arwind Kumar for a talk on maybe “suicide is not the only solution” campaign idea. This can be a great way to keep children’s nowadays aware of what is going on with can be solved

7. Campaign awareness

 Campaign not only in physical form but it can also be through social media by using #suicideawareness being viral for people to understand the real struggle of what and how each and everyone is going through in life, “ taking precaution before something happens”. Social Media has been a part of everyone's life nowadays and everything is being viral in within seconds campaigns also became a part of it especially on twitter, celebrities, politicians anyone is using this platform to create an awareness to reach the public. Awareness on brochures, Tv ads, radio and many other platforms, this advertisements on suicidal will help prevent it among teens. “Everyone is born to fight for something, why wanna give up easily”

8. Helpline 

For people who don't feel comfortable talking to someone physically these can help them to open up, in the present, everything has changed it’s easy for anyone to communicate to anyone anonymously to put in other ways is to be “private”. There are so many NGOs out there are willing to help you just contacting them will benefit you and your family who loves you.Hope everyone can be a part of someone’s life by saving them from all the depression, work stress that they are going through. “Save a Life” your life is very precious and always remember that you have your family who loves you so much before making any wrong decisions in life.