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The Truth About and Possible Solutions to Suicide
Why do people decide they do not want to live anymore? Is it to hurt those who hurt them? Is it to escape life? Is it because they are cowards?
The answer is no. People who die by suicide haven’t decided they don’t want to live, nor are they striking out at those who hurt them. And as for them being cowardly? You’re kidding, right? Can you honestly say a weak and cowardly person would face the great unknown of death? Hell no.
So, what is the driving force behind suicide? What is the truth? Can we end it?
I’m going to discuss suicide in this article and the main reasons and viable solutions we can do to end this national tragedy.
The Statistics of Suicide
The following statistics are freely available on the internet.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that 800,000 people die every year by suicide. In other words, one person every forty seconds dies, and this has become a global phenomenon. To make matters worse, there are indications that for every person who died by suicide, there are twenty others who attempt it.
The American Psychological Association reported in 2018 that the suicide rate in the United States had increased 33% since 1999 encapsulating fourteen deaths per 100,000 people. Suicide…
