Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

Jonathan B — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:08:30 GMT

I have had to struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts since childhood, and I found that the most effective way to fend off those drives was to develop a set of strategies to survive.

1. I decided to never let any decision of life and death be made without giving myself time to think and reason it out.

Most of my suicidal impulses were linked to a "Do it Now." mindset, and I found that usually if I just delayed and procrastinated doing anything, I usually broke out of the depression, and could think of a solution to my problem that did not require suicide.

2. I never trusted my instincts about a problem or situation when I was depressed, but I got as much input from as many other people around me as a reality check.

Typically, when I was in a suicidal mindset, I only listed to the critical "inner voices" in my head, or to the person who I was in conflict with, such as an angry parent or sibling, who were not objective in what they thought either. Isolated thinking is usually going to be bad thinking.

3, I remembered the lesson of the Frank Capra movie, It's a Wonderful Life."

The suicidal main character finds reason to live and escape his death mindset, not by worrying about the problems he had, or listening to his enemy, Mr. Potter, but by looking at the impact he had on the friends and family through his life, and the value it gave his life. Once the character could get outside his own depressed and isolated head, he found the answer in his family and friends.

4. I find solace in the little joys and victories in life.

When I feel hopeless and out of control, I find that paying attention to the small pleasures in life and successes in life, that come from paying attention to your life, would break the hardest funk.

5. I use "power sleeping. In most of the heaviest depressions I ever had, insomnia seemed to always be a factor, and forceing myself to get at least a 10 to 12 hour sleep on the weekend would often help.

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

Debrah — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:39:27 GMT

Of course, this is a complicated issue but I am surprised that no one mentioned hormonal birth control as a possible culprit. that would explain why more of an increase in girls than boys. i and many women I know were very depressed while on birth control pills. Many girls are not only using this as birth control but many girls are being given the pill for PMS, difficult periods, or even(really scary) just to control when they have their periods. If you are one of those who don't believe in teaching about sex to kids you are doing a big disservice to your children. I did not want my girls to go and get the pill so I made it a point to talk to them about other options if they did choose to be sexually active, while of course encouraging them to wait until they were adults and in a committed relationship. Natural Family planning, condoms and diaphragm combined is the safest for them. As for menstrual cycle problems there are of course much safer methods --diet, excercise, herbs, bodywork etc.

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Chris M. Thorton — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:38:38 GMT

I agree that through mass media, big pharma, and other industries, our children are given such an image as to propose no true base of purpose. I do not agree to presenting this as "poisoning" their minds, however. One has the freedom to deal with one's life as one chooses. One should not look upon suicide as evil simply because everyone else thinks so. Viewing life as good and beneficial is simply a state of mind, a philosophy, and viewing life as bad is just the same. If you view the result of either philosophy as good or bad, that is simply your own philosophy. Expanding on the freedom to deal with one's life as one chooses, he/she should be presented with an overview of all the opinions, not just the popular ones.

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

LivingDandelion — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:20:08 GMT

If you know anyone who suffers from depression, please have them look into simple nutritional imbalances. I have had recurring bouts of depression since I was a teenager and have recently realized how strongly this is linked to food sensitivities. Without fail I will get depressed 48 hours after eating wheat! This is scary to think about how many people eat wheat on a daily basis who may have similar reactions to it. I've also made sure to get some sun, strengthen my adrenals and balance my blood sugar and what a world of difference!

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

nofluvaccine — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:18:44 GMT

I wonder if any of the girls were playing the choking game and died instead of getting the rush. It is a dangerous thing to try.

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

oliverice — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:42:04 GMT

I wonder what role the decrease in exposure to sunlight and being outdoors has in the increase in suicide rates. More people are staying indoors because of as the world is getting more "urbanized" and because of TV and video games. People are also getting less sunlight because of all the bad press the sun is getting. Is sunlight really that bad for you or is it a scare manufactured by the cosmetic industry??

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Coolexplosion — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:57:36 GMT

There are several reasons for this increase. I can definitely agree with the added Anti-Depressant/ADD medication being given out like candy. However, one also has to look at our entertainment industry and the food supply connection. With the (conventional) food supply's new goal of making us all obese and sick and the entertainment industry telling girls to look amazing by being thin, well, in today's teen world, that in itself leads to suicides.

As far as the school system argument goes, coming from the perspective of someone who is currently in it everyday, it is without a doubt outdated. To pass Health Class all I really had to do was turn around everything that was true and I am rewarded with A's on every test.

Coolexplosion

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

Marx — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:23:24 GMT

It's amazing that boys are actually dying in far greater numbers, yet the headline is about girls. When will men be given equality and have some attention give to the problems they face?

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

vaccinesharmbabies — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:56:50 GMT

In his book "Vaccinaion - Sociopathy and Criminality, - The attack on the American Brain." Dr Harris Coulter PhD points out that apart from the widespread physical harm vaccines cause, injected children are also affected on an emotional level, resulting in disorders such as ADHD, autism and aggression which - if targeted at oneself - results in youth suicide. Check out neurosurgeon of 26 years Dr Russell Blaylock MD's excellent article "The Toxic Vaccine Cover-Up" on Dr Mercola's website and also www.satanicvaccines.com , which has links to many other informative sites on this important topic.

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Rose Marie Waldram — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:56:40 GMT

Forty years ago, double-blind testing revealed that I and another family member were "toxic/allergic to fluorine-bearing compounds (fluorides)." To, logically, reduce exposure to this "allergen," I then set out to learn the various sources of F. Shocked to learn F was not confined to just those areas of the U.S. where the soil and water contains high amounts of "natural" calcium-fluoride and/or magnesium-fluoride or the aritficially fluoridated public water supplies of certain cities, I began what is now a life-long independent investigation of fluorine and its compounds (fluorides) the disciplin of which forced me to drop drug medicines (over 50% have a fluoride base) in favor of old-fashion, tried and true nutrition against disease. Fluoride's tree of Evil branches out in all directions and includes but is not limited to the fact the military/industrial complex has used this mutagenic, protoplasmic enzyme toxin successfully for decades to give us genetically modified organisms (GMO) which have created not only biological and biochemical warfare weapons but "Suicide" seeds, Frankenfoods and "new" animals for which we have yet to learn the "side effects" of! Genetic modification, the crossing of the species barrier, holds not the safety that hybridizing, with its built-in limits, did. With the discovery that fluorides allow man to create his own reality (both real and imaginary, eg. GMOs and mood-altering drugs---the majority of which are F base), is it any wonder the U.S. suicide rate is highest among adolescents, especially females---who, thanx (?) to F base hormones (the Pill, et al), begin the legal "drugging" of themselves with this bio-accumulaltive toxin earlier than males. In the 60 years of water fluoridation (which hasn't rid us of tooth decay) adults have gotten fatter and sicker and their children present now with myriad behavior problems (including crime and drug abuse), learning disabilities, low IQ and a high suicide rate. Stop fluoridating

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

JaeA — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:03:19 GMT

Around 1980 during a La Leche League international conference in Chicago, a university professor (sorry I do not remember the names) spoke about his research into teen suicides, finding they could often be traced to a perceived significant separation between the primary caretaker and a baby between the ages of 6 and 12 months. In all the thankfully few cases I have known, this has been the case. For example, my friend's infant brother was hospitalized for 2 months with an accidental burn injury. At the time, in the interest of sanitation, parent visits were not permitted. The boy later killed himself although his life was going well at the time.

Joseph Chilton Pierce's research and books, such as Evolution's End, give good insight into the effect of environment on children's brain development and ensuing lives.

My take is to encourage and help people take the time to enjoy and be kind to their children. They need just a few years of concentrated love to flourish, and with life expectancy reaching to 3 digits, it seems parents would have plenty of time to do everything else they'd like. For those in abusive situations who are managing to break the cycle, you are heroes, and your legacy going forward long term is huge - you can look at genealogy tables to see the unbelievable number of people we end up being related to. Good luck in the journey!

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

fredh — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:34:24 GMT

Suicide and young girls maybe their is a reason, #1 many kids in America are growing up without a father, and the mother is never home or with her live in boyfriend , who might be attacking the young girl. A girl today can have all the sex she wants, and if she gets pregnant she can abort that baby. Before 1970 women all most never went into DEBT, then they started to buy cars, in order to buy that car she had to abandoned her children and get a full time job.All young girls are taught , they should have a brand new car,witch means going into DEBT, never be a mother , be fulfill with a job. No wonder girls are commiting suicide. DEBT= bonage Fredh

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curious7 — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:34:07 GMT

Starting at a very young age females are under increasing sexual pressure, and it come from all quarters. Family, strangers, and peers. Once upon a time if you were doing it you were an outcast, now the reverse is true. You become an outcast if you are not doing it. Then there is every type of drug, both legal, illegal, not to mention alcohol. Put this all together with parents who try to be friends, rather than parents, and you have a scary mix.

We no longer allow our children to truly grow up. We coddle them give in to them, rather than set limits. Limits which must be set very early in a child's life. Teach them the value of money, which must be earned, and not given. No such thing as keeping up with the Jones, without a contribution from those trying to keep up. These are values we no longer teach. When was the last time a young person knocked on your door asking to jcut your grass, or shovel snow from your walk as a means of earning money?

By no means are these all the reasons for suicide stats, but I have the conviction the afore mentioned reasons contribute.

re: Suicide Rate Soars for Girls -- What's Going On?

T_rex — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:38:47 GMT

Psychiatric Drugs and toxic chemicals - that's the main cause of teen suicide.

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Millie_203 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:44:44 GMT

These wonderful young people desperately need much love and productive lives. Learn more about what's happened to our young people and how to help them on www.nogreaterjoy.org (about the most logical and scriptural-based christian thoughts I've encountered) and in a former NYC schoolteacher's books found in many libraries. His name is John Taylor Gatto. One of his books is "Dumbing us down". You can listen to his excellent videos at www.edflix.org/gatto.htm, and read his priceless insights at www.preservenet.com/theory/Gatto.html

There's an amazing woman who was led by Christ to start Mercy Ministries here in America. These are wonderful homes for teen girls and young women who are hurting. It is absolutely free but there is a waiting list. They are funded by donations and accept zero help from the government. They also have one girls' home in Australia. There is so much love and compassion for these girls at Mercy Ministries. www.mercyministries.com