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Power of One
Depression
Can you tell the difference between these two young boys?
One of them committed suicide at age 11. He was known as a “kind child who would stop and visit with stranger in wheelchairs, just to make them happy” (3). Here this little boy lay at the age of 11 within a week of ending 5th grade a tough year for him. He laid lifeless as the doctors applied CPR to him. There was no rescuing him though, and on May 26, 1999 Sean died.
Does anyone want to guess which one of these boys committed suicide?
(tell which one it was)
On this page there is one boy that took his life, he was only 13 years old and a combination of bullying and depression lead him to suicide.
Does anyone want to guess which one of these two boys committed suicide?
One other story I want to tell is about a boy that committed suicide when he was 16 years old. He had been grounded for getting lousy grades and skipping school and was obviously going through a hard time. The day that he committed suicide he went to his girlfriends house and she ended their relationship. The end of his relationship, depression, and the constant pressure from his parents caused him to kill himself. He drove his car to a deserted area, and shot himself while listening to metallica, the music that he knew he was forbidden to listen to.
It’s not only boys though, there was also a 15 year old girl who committed suicide because her 27 year old online boyfriend ended their relationship. She hung herself, and left her parents feeling empty and hopeless.
You can never tell who is suffering from depression , because most of them hide it. They are afraid to show what they are feeling and think that it is a personal weakness. Really it is a chemical imbalance in the brain. It can be solved by medication or seeing a psychologist. Both have been proven to balance out the brains transmitting process.
Here are some disturbing statistics that I found about depression. Knowing all these percentages can really give you an idea of how much of a growing problem depression really is. (present statistics) source 4.
What you can do to help:
You can plant flowers…flowers are 100% affective in making someone happier and can help in a small but can impact largely.
Hug someone, help someone out. If you know that someone is depressed help them, listen to them, and tell a trustworthy adult.
If you know anyone who is thinking about committing suicide contact a councilor or adult immediately.
Inform yourself.…..“buy someone food feed one person, teach them how to grow a garden feed a family”
Right now there is nothing really being done I think that it is very difficult to solve a problem such as depression because it is something only the individual can solve. Depression is an ongoing problem though, and is only increasing.