Signs of and Reasons for Suicide

lly understand why a person commits suicide or attempts it. Only the person that is dealing with the pain can either go through with it or get some help to get out of it. In a book about taking steps against suicide a teenager writes, "I felt like all my best friends had turned on me. I didn't fit in with them-they didn't let me in. And they said all sorts of things about me behind my back. Eventually they said things about me even when I was right there! It was like I was invincible." (Sperekas 12) Suicide is a very unpredictable thing that can occur spontaneously at any given moment, and the signs of suicidal people are very unpredictable too. Signs showing that a person may become suicidal are feelings of sadness, withdrawal from others, irregular eating habits, trouble sleeping, and persistent suicidal thoughts. These may be just some common signs, but there are plenty more that can only be shown through each individual by their actions and personality.
             The world has been wired to conform to one set standard of how a society should live, breathe, walk, talk, and wear. One of the most common themes of becoming very suicidal is because of stereotyping. Stereotype is defined as something conforming to a general pattern. This pattern is the pattern in which the world wants to live. The pattern of conformity is very well-known throughout schools, work, and churches. There is no possible way to avoid such actions, and harsh realities to the world. With conformity in the world it puts people in a minority or inferiority to others who have much more to offer than people who don't have anything at all. With stereotypes as a major cause in suicides things wil
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