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We are not bound by ropes but, by the thoughts inside our heads.
- Anonymous7/9 People in this room have had, are suffering, or have known someone that has suicidal thoughts or actions.
What is suicide and how often does it occur?
• Suicide – noun.1. The intentional taking
of one’s own life.2. suicidal – someone
who intends to take their own life.
• Suicide occurs more often then some may think.
• Tenth leading cause of death.
• Every 17 minutes someone is the United States commits suicide.
• What about the world?
Thesis
• Although society can boost teens self- confidence, society also plays a part in teens decision to commit suicide by affecting them physically, and mentally.
Society is Mentally Challenging
• Society can portray “perfection” as: Beautiful, curved, and well – liked.
Mentally, society is capable of making teens, lose self – confidence, self worth, and their will to live.
Society and Self – Worth
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Placed on a magazine cover is a comment that
states, "You are ugly" how does that make you feel?
DepressedSelf- con-sciousAngryDoesn't af-fect me
• 38% of people say that this comment makes them feel self – conscious
• 16% said depressed.• 27% said they felt angry. • Society can bring down
a teens thoughts about self – esteem.
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• Disney portrays the fact that girls need to be beautiful to be successful. The ugly people are portrayed as bad, and the beautiful people, portrayed as good.
Suicide on the Inside
• Cyber bullying – mentally they feel alone• Harassment - they can feel pain mentally and
physically
What’s next???
• Many people believe they need to keep up with the latest “trends” so when they can’t, it makes them feel out of place and worthless.
• Society decides what is cool and what isn’t. If your not cool and society doesn’t accept you it can make teens feel mentally exhausted.
Stereotypes
• Many teens believe they need to act a certain way to fit in. They need to act like the damsel in distress, or the Strong man. Society tells us that to be loved we need to act like something we aren’t.
• It’s all an act to fit in, but when we don’t, we feel worthless, beaten, broken, and DEAD.
• Love yourself and others will love you.
Society is Physically Challenging
• Society is physically challenging for teens who are suicidal. They have to deal with self – harm including, cutting and eating disorders.
• Many teens may harm themselves without even knowing it.
Mental Scars
• According to the APS teens cut themselves due to severe depression.
• They may be taking steps to suicide
• Think that it will take their mental pain away.
• The scars left behind.
Starving for the Boys
• Teen girls are 5% more likely to develop an eating disorder then teen males.
• Girls may be trying to impress society
• Anorexia• Bulimia• Society pressures teens
to believe they need to be skinny to be “pretty.”
• According to APS, teens may think they are doing something small but it is something big.
Statistics
• Suicide by: Males (%) Females (%)• Firearms 56 30• Suffocation 24 21• Poisoning 13 40• 7th leading cause of death in Males• 15th leading cause of death in Females
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
• 5% Of the American population believes that to be successful in life they need to be pretty.
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What do YOU believe you need to be successful in life?
To be beautifulTo be smartTo be uglyTo have a husband
Who is Society?
• Something that is highly capable of damaging someone’s life.
• Nowadays this is society:
Mark Hausley
• This man was a survivor of suicide and he talks about how hard it was to get out, how hard it was to get help once you’ve set your mind.
• Read his story here.
How many have to go?
• When will society realize that they are costing lives?
• What can we do?• Is this the way we want to live?• 7/9 people in THIS room have been affected,
how many more?
Work Cited
• Gregor, Steven. Australian Psychological Society. August 2004.• Foundation, The Nemours. KidsHelath. January 2012. 2013.• NIMH. National Institute of Mental Health. July 2012.• Aurora, Valerie. Wordpress.com. 13 January 2013. blog.• Foundation, The Nemours. KidsHelath. January 2012. 2013.• foundation, Wiki. Wikepedia. 12 January 2012. 12 March
2014.• NIMH. National Institute of Mental Health. July 2012.
Brought to you By:Elizabeth Kwong
