Teen suicide has had a substantial growth in the past couple of years. It is now one of the most common ways for a teen to die. It is the third leading cause of death for teens from the ages of 15-24 . The issue of teen suicide has been around for a long time. It is usually caused by stress and in a sense teen suicide has been around since children have been getting stress put onto them more and more. Teen suicide is a very common issue. As I stated before it is the third leading cause for the deaths of teens from the ages of 15-24. If you think that only teens are at risk of teen suicide then you are completely wrong. The parents of the children who do commit suicide are also ...view middle of the document...
They don't have enough time to get everything done and this puts a large amount of stress and pressure onto a teen. Parents don't just give a teen stress or pressure about their academic abilities about also about sports. Some parents force their teens to play a sport so they can get a scholarship or so the parents can live their dreams through their teens. Other teens and the opposite add stress and pressure together. A teen may receive stress and pressure about the opposite sex from his or her friends. Such things as getting a boyfriend or girlfriend or whether or not they have had sex and are a virgin or not are types of stresses and pressures that a teen can and most likely will receive from other teens. Also another major stressor for teens is whether or not they are gay or not. Most teens who are gay don't want to believe that they are. They will then deny the fact and this will force stress and pressure on them to act as if they are not gay and get a boyfriend or girlfriend. Teens will also commit suicide for the fact that they are gay and don't want to be gay because they think it is wrong or that their friends and family will not accept them for who they really are. If a teen is a loner and don't have many friends can lead to teens suicide. Most teens feel unwanted when no one will talk to them in school. They might begin to think that they are unwanted everywhere and they have to be reassured that they are wanted. That just because they don't fit in at school doesn't mean that they are unwanted. Teen suicide affects the body by pretty much destroying the body when the teen kills him or her. But before the teen actually commits suicide the teen's wellness in general declines dramatically. The teen falls into a deep depression. They begin to loose their appetite. The teen might become a loner and not want to be around...
