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Are You a Suicidal Teen?
By Tammy Ruggles
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You feel depressed. You feel numb. You feel like there is no way out. Are you a suicidal teen? The National Institute of Mental Health states that teen suicide is the third leading cause of death for your age group. If you feel that you can’t go on, or have felt that way in the past, you should talk to someone who can help you.

People can’t know how to help you unless you say something. If there is a problem going on at home or school or with a boyfriend or girlfriend that you can’t handle, now is the time to say something. The pain you are feeling needs to be taken care of, and saying something about it is the first step in getting help.

If it’s because of abuse or neglect or a relationship, then you can get out of it. If your parents are hurting you, there are steps that the court can take to protect you and get you out of your home and away from what is going on. Suicide really isn’t an answer, it’s just a solution to a temporary problem.

Movies and music sometimes glamorize the notion of suicide, and although the feelings of depression and angst are very real and should be dealt with, turning to suicide as a way of handling those feelings is a bad choice.

As a teenager, you have a lot of emotions due to hormonal changes, and that is perfectly normal. Problems will come and go that you must deal with. You will have ups and downs, sometimes within the same hour, day, or week. Talking about feelings always helps, but when talking doesn’t seem to be enough and the roller coaster doesn’t stop, it’s time to get professional help. Your school has a guidance counselor. Your city or town has a mental health clinic. You can pick up the phone and call 911.

Try to put a name on your feelings. Is it sadness? Loss? Grief? Loneliness? Anger? Sometimes a suicidal person is angry deep inside, and they want someone to pay attention to how they’re feeling, like a parent, or a boyfriend or girlfriend, and sometimes, even the whole world. A counselor can help you identify these feelings and help you find positive ways to deal with them.

Feelings like sadness, grief, loneliness, and anger are normal, but it isn’t normal to let them bring you down so low that you don’t want to live anymore. Sometimes these emotions can get so heavy they cloud our judgment, and it takes a person on the outside to help us see things clearly. It’s important to keep a journal or diary about your feelings. Putting words on paper also helps us see ourselves more clearly. You may feel like your life is not worth living, but that isn’t true. That’s just your depression talking.

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