TEEN SUICIDE??, please read, i agree with this

[Krazymitch]

i didnt know where to put this so move it if u have to.

my mum brought up the subject of teen suicide at dinner last night, she said it was basically unheard of when she was younger, i asked he why she thought it was common these days(ive tried 3 times) and she said because when she was a kid and a teen everyone had a VITAL roll in the family, wether it was cleanign the house or milking the cow, she said they all had something to do and if they didnt the family would suffer consquences, and this made them feel part of the family, i then asked her how this proved her point, and she said "well with all the technology and stuff these days teens dont have to milk cows or clean the whole house, so they go about wondering if they have a place in the family" she said that because us teens dont have VITAL rolls in the family anymore we feel like we have no purpose to be here/alive. they feel not wanted and not important, which makes them depressed and/or commit suicide...ive been thinking about it, and i agree with her, having depression myself and knowing the feelings and hard ship. i think its true, because thats one of the reasons i become upset, because i feel as if im not needed and not wanted.

any comments peoples? do you agree with this? or do u have your own opinion as to why suicide is common these days compared to earlier decades/generations?

[KaelKaos]

I do agree! All this new technology I feel, is splitting families apart. Most don't eat dinner together. Families are becoming more of people living in the same house rather than a group of people who are close to one and other.

[Asylum]

i'm going to disagree... sorry,.. like... i agree technlogy is splitting up families, but like the reason for me becoming suicidal at a young age was bullying.... then the abuse from family at home. I felt unloved, uncared for.... also i was adopted when i was almost 2 so its ike another hting.. i was unloved, ad put up for adoption... besides that...i had sevre anxiety dsorder.... and depresson.... not a good combnation with ADD/ADHD meds... it created evrytign so much worse. i woul run on 2 hours of sleep and 1 meal a day. i was miserabe, had no friends, and bgan writing my will.... i wrote several plans on how to kill myself, and what could be aconsequence if my actions don't follow through (example hanging yourself, and the rope breaks, you end up with a spinal injury.) to be honest my family was all i had.... i didnt have a computer at this point...i just had a green day cd and cd player. i was alone... after a few attempts, suffication, strangelig myself, etc. i decided to quit and live my life... howevr i still have thoughts about jumping out my window ad throwing myself down the stairs or cutting an atery and bleedig to death... i delt with the pain through self mutlation.... and here i am now :)

[trn19]

It has nothing to do with "having vital rolls in the family". Mental illnesses aren't triggered by "not having a vital roll in the family" and they are one of the main causes of teen suicides. And then you also have many, many parents not giving a shit about their kids, and/or mistreating/abusing them; and then there's homophobia, boredom, social and global issues, terrible teachers and education systems, economic problems, and, yeah, technology alienating people. So, again, no, it has NOTHING to do with "not having a vital roll in the family".

[nick]

I disagree. I dont think my parents lived the sort of life you described when they were kids. Not all kids grow up on farms or get used as slave labour around the house, some are just allowed to be kids and thats how its been for many years I would guess.

[Krazymitch]

i didnt mean its the ONYL reason for teen suicide. cause i know it isnt, i didnt say mental illness's are caused by it either. im glad some of u disagree, but i dont really apreciate you saying it has NOTHING to do with it, when it does, i didnt say its the main cause, i simply meant it is ONE OF

[Sapphire]

I also disagree.

I think that family roles can be a positive thing but that they aren't vitally important. You can have uncertain family roles but still have a sense of self worth and direction.
Tbh, I think that the very concept of adolescence is more to blame. Historically, people moved straight from childhood into adulthood. But the concept of adolescence introduced a confusing middle-state where they are treated half like children and half like adults.

[Krazymitch]

I also disagree.

I think that family roles can be a positive thing but that they aren't vitally important. You can have uncertain family roles but still have a sense of self worth and direction.
Tbh, I think that the very concept of adolescence is more to blame. Historically, people moved straight from childhood into adulthood. But the concept of adolescence introduced a confusing middle-state where they are treated half like children and half like adults.
i agree with the bottom half of this,