SUICIDE

The act of causing ones own DEATH.

POSITIVE: taking ones own life with purpose and intention.

NEGATIVE: not doing what is necessary to escape death (not leaving a burning building; stopping insulin treatments).

DIRECT: having the intention of causing ones own death, either as an end, or as a means to an end (to avoid ruin or disgrace, or escape condemnation).

INDIRECT: (and not usually called suicide) death is not necessarily desired, but one commits an act which courts death, as in tending someone with SARS knowing that one may succumb to the same illness.

DEFINITION’S

A diseaseAn immoralityA biological anomalyA neurological dysfunction

It is unlikely that any one theory will ever explain phenomena as complex and varied as acts of human self-destruction. (Leenars, 1995)

WHAT SUICIDE IS NOT

• They starts behaving ABNORMALLY , with the signs of frustration!

• Always TALKING or THINKING about death.

• Clinical DEPRESSION -- deep sadness, loss of interest – that gets worse !

• LOSING interest in things one used to care about .

• Making COMMENTS about being hopeless, helpless, or worthless .

AND SO MORE …

IDENTIFICATION

REASONS FOR SUICIDE

7 BASIC REASON

• Depression• BITTERNESS ->Unforgiving spirits ->Unresolved

hurts

• Insecurity• Fear of REJECTION

• Rebellion ->Problem regarding with pride ->EGO• Impulse• Revenge

DEPRESSION Depression is a situation caused by negative life experiences !Some other causes of depression include –The DEATH of loved oneA divorce, separation or BREAKUP of

any relationA serious LOSS such as a loss of job ,

house or moneyA serious ILLNESSIntense emotional painsLoss of hopePhysical ABUSE , verbal abuse , sexual

abuse andFeeling that thing will NEVER get

better

RejectionAggressionIdentification with a lost loved oneShame and humiliation that is deemed unfair,

especially public shame (losing one’s license to practice; failing out of school)

INTERPERSONAL DIFFICULTIES

---suicide is related to mental disorder, genetic link---

Learning DISABILITIES: right brain dysfunctionPhysical ILLNESS and disabilitiesBIOMARKERS: corticosteroids, thyrotropin releasing

hormone, norepi:epi ratioSMALL samples sizes, problems with data collection,

confounding variables

BIOLOGY OF SUICIDE

Lack of generational boundaries

Inflexible family system (secretiveness, denial, poor communication, patterns of authoritarian discipline

Symbiotic parent-child relationship

Long term family disorganizationAdolescents who feel a lack of control over their

environment

FAMILY BACKGROUND OF SUICIDE

According to earliest survey done on the suicidal tendencies , we came to know one of the

biggest reason for suicide in teenage

i.e.

POSSESSIVNESS !!!!!!

YOU BROKE ME !!!SO I WILL

BREAK MYSELF…..

FACEING THE FACTS

American Association

Of Suicidology

ACCORDING TO :

Suicide by method :

20 % by suffocation17 % by Poisoning55 % by Firearm2% by Cut/Pierce6% by Other/Unspecified

FACING THE FACTS:

• 900,000 per year, worldwide; about 1% of deaths;• 1 death by suicide every 40 seconds;• 10-20 million SUICIDE ATTEMPTS per year: 1:8

ratio of attempters vs. completers;• 395,000 emergency department visits per year are

SELF-INFLICTED injuries• 3rd leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds

(following accidents and homicide);• 2nd leading CAUSE among 25-34 year olds;• 8 per 100,000 among US college students;

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METHOD OF SUICIDE MEN – AGED 15 YEARS OR OLDER

Poisoning (T=60.2, ASR=13.8)

Other (T=8.8, ASR=2.0)Drowning (T=4, ASR=0.8)

Burns (T=5, ASR=1.1)

Hanging (T=37, ASR=8.3)

49%

8%4%

4%

35%

T = estimated suicide deaths in 1000,

ASR = age standardised suicide death rate per 100,000

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Poisoning (T=31.5, ASR=7.9)

Other (T=5, ASR=1.2)

Drowning (T=5.4, ASR=1.3)

Burns (T=13.4, ASR=3.3)

Hanging (T=17,ASR=4.2)

44%

7%8%

15%

26%

T = estimated suicide deaths in 1000,ASR = age standardised suicide death rate per 100,000

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RELIGION & COUNTRIES

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1995

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1995,96

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FACTS

VS.

MYTHS

MYTH: People who talk about suicide won’t really do it.

FACT: 8 of 10 suicides have given a definite warning.

MYTH: Suicide happens without warning.

FACT: Almost all suicidal people give many warnings

FACTS VS. MYTHS

MYTH: Suicidal persons are fully intent on dying.

FACT: Most are undecided and ambivalent.

MYTH: Once a person is suicidal she/he is suicidal forever.

FACT: Individuals who wish to kill themselves are suicidal for only a limited period of time.

FACTS VS. MYTHS

MYTH: Improvement following suicide crisis means the risk is over.

FACT: Most suicides occur within 3 months of “improvement” when the person has more energy to carry through.

MYTH: Suicides strike more among the rich (or poor).

FACT: Suicide is very democratic and represented proportionally among all levels of society.

MORE FACTS AND MYTHS

MYTH: All suicide individuals are mentally ill, and suicide is always the act of a severely depressed or psychotic person.

FACT: Studies of hundreds of suicide notes indicate that although the person was in unbearable pain, he or she was not necessarily mentally ill. About 15-20 percent of suicides do NOT have a mental illness.

THE MOST DANGEROUS

FARMER S

UICIDE

The Most POPULAR gambling :---------- “GAMBLING OF FARMERS WITH MONSOON”

If FARMER WINS:--Country PROSPER

IF LOOSES:-- DROUGHT, Excess RAIN

Non Monsoon RAINFALL

EFFECTS:- lack of better prices, exploitation of the farmers by middlemen

INDIA:- A SYNONYM FOR AGRICULTURE

RESULT:-

XXXXX SUICIDE XXXXX

Prevention is IMPOSIBLE in INDIA

Because Enormous Steps need to be taken

By the GOVERNMENTBy the SOCIETY

And the

FARMER himself

“Mehnat kar bhi raha hoon…Aur mar bhi raha hoon”

HOW TO MINIMIZE

TASK FOR INDIVIDUAL•DO NOT COMPARE Every

Individual As Unique

•Don’t Let Others HURT You …..If You Don’t Allow….THEY CANT

•Follow ELIMINATION PROCESS to tackle your problems.

•Feel Good About Your Self And WHAT YOU ARE.

TASK FOR SOCIETY•AWARENESS programs

•Personal Freedom for every INDIVIDUAL

•Its Not A JOB of an Individual But a DUTY of society

•Identify The Affected….

•Provide REHABILITATION

TASK FOR FAMILY

•Value The LIFE Allow It To Prosper•Don’t Lay Your Incomplete AMBITIONS On Them……Because they have their own•DON’T GUARD ….Just KEEP WATCHING them …To Prevent Them From Falling•ENCOURAGE Open Talk… Better Sharing.

TASK FOR GOVERNMENT

• Suicide PREVENTION, crisis intervention, and

distress lines• use of TELEPHONE• 24-hour service

• use of trained volunteers• EMOTIONAL support• connection to other

SERVICES