Facts and Stats

Teens today do not take the time to really look at things for what they really are; we simply accept them to be what they will. Throughout the book, Hannah tells us the thirteen people who have influenced her life.  Her grounds were due to events such as rape, depression, a scene of invisibility, being picked on, and not having a stable relationship with anyone. Moreover, the most shocking detail was that Hannah was never certain what or why she was having these thoughts, or if she should go through with it. These types of thoughts can be piloted from a teen that longs for attention—the attention she may be lacking. She tried calling out to others for help, but was restrained by herself. No one saw the horror of what laid behind her eyes. Hannah may have been fabricated, but, she is the epitome of suicidal teens everywhere. (Th1rteen R3asons Why) To establish the circumstances that lead teen to suicide, I found that 16% of teen commit suicide due to parent or family problems, relationships accounted for 10% of suicides, 5% was shared between both runaways and abused teens, 3% was school related issues, pregnancy’s and matters on sexuality made up 8%, taking a whopping 30% depression stood as the event leading to most suicides, a less major 3% due to substance abuse, while all other proceedings take up 27%. (Lawrence) these statistics show that a good number of teens do not commit suicide for insignificant reasons such as, breakups or bad grade (this is not to say that it does not happen). To justify the data, a mass of these cases are associated with things outside the teens control such as family problems, bullies, sexuality and much more. The intellect of a suicidal teen is a maze of despair filled only by the dark mist of loneliness. In asking who is more likely to commit suicide, the white male ratio still surpasses that of any other group. Girls are three times likely to attempt suicide; as an effort to convey their scenes of loneliness. While boys take issues into their own hands and, go through with suicide. As for assumptions such as: suicidal teens sit beneath the stair case, wear long black trench coats, and listen to heavy metal music; this is not the case. Signs of suicide are rarely this blunt and extreme.  (Jessica Portner).  We must look beyond what we see to find the truth behind suicide—a seven letter synonym for plague.