Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, observed every year on September 10th. It is an initiative of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in cooperation with the World Health Organization to raise awareness of the need and obligation of suicide prevention activities on a global level.
Every 40 seconds, someone somewhere in the world takes their own life. Almost a million people commit suicide worldwide every year, and the number is increasing every year. Unfortunately, suicide attempts are more common among young people. According to data from the World Health Organization, suicide is the second most common cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 29 – the first is traffic accidents.
These are staggering numbers – and yet the subject is not talked about enough.
People who do not see the purpose and meaning of further living decide to commit suicide, those for whom their mental or physical condition or the circumstances and situations in which they find themselves are intractable and unbearable. It is an act that is motivated by experiencing the meaninglessness of further living, hopelessness, hopelessness, and despair, regardless of whether it is part of a mental disorder or not.
When suffering reaches an unbearable level, they decide to attempt suicide, so it could be said that for them it is an act against suffering rather than life.
Suicide is a final, painful, irreversible, horrible act that leaves behind tragic consequences. Can it be prevented? Can and must!