Teenage suicide is the first leading cause of death in teenagers.

It is said that a teenager will commit suicide every thirteen seconds, this

is not right. Do some teenagers feel as if ending their life will end all

or

their troubles, and in the first place are their troubles that bad. With

the internet, mp3's, the radio, friends and family why do these needy

teenagers end their lives.

Teenage suicide in many cases can seem to be a "solution" to the victim,

but it is not. The choice to end ones life leaves a devastating ripple

effect in their life and the people around them. Think of the family, who

will not be able to see or hug them anymore. Think about sleeping in on

weekends, and the feeling of waking up late in the morning. This is all

thrown away when one chooses to commit suicide. If a teenager commits

suicide

every 13 seconds think about how many that is in a year or just one month

or even a

day.

Not every teenager wants to commit suicide, it is not a cold or a

soar throat. Suicide is something that builds up inside of you after a long

period of depression. It is caused by the sudden death of a loved one or

any

other traumatic events in their lives. They can be born with a mental

illness called "chronic depression" which may also be a factor. Even if one

these things happens to an average teenager, they should be able to over

come it. But not some one who is already depressed. The smallest thing

might "put them over the edge" pg.77, Close to the edge by:Gloria

Milklowitch.

They might start to contemplate suicide.

Dating, is common with most teenagers. They go out and find some one who

had similar interests and had strong feelings about one another. But what

happens when they break up, when one person stops feeling the same way that

the other does. They can have a break down, which may lead to suicide.

Also, when an all ready emotionally unstable person receives the news of a

death in the family or friend, this can lead to depression and maybe

suicide.

A person who might be thinking of committing suicide will seem like they

always have; depressed and lonely. But as contrary to what many people

think, suicide is not a dissection made up on the spot. It is though over a

period of time. "I was thinking about this moment for months" pg. 142,Close

to the edge

by:Gloria Milklowitch. A person who has many of mental and/or emotional

problems who may think that

they might resort to suicide should see a psychiatrist immediately. The

cause of teenage suicide needs to be found and exploited so that parents

and

teens know the symptoms. Then "we can nip it in the bud" pg. 145,Close to

the

edge by:Gloria Milklowitch. So that further teens stop dying.

Teenage suicide is a matter which is not taken as serious as it should

be. We need to recognize when a teen is becoming very depressed or when a

teen starts to change their style of music, and maybe even their style of

clothes. These teens need help because they are the youth of tomorrow.