We read of so many deaths and bad
incidents that slowly makes the mind so hard that people do not care or
sympathise… in some ways it was shocking
to read of the suicide of a 23 year old software engineer… not even his age but
the manner he chose to put an end to his life …. Before you read further, people get drowned
to end their lives, how will a fish put an end to its life on its own ?
The 23 year old who plunged to his death
from the 3rd floor of EA Mall in Royapettah is stated to be a program analyst
with a leading Software solutions Company and for sure was earning more than
many of his classmates. He reportedly
had come to the city on a training and had been to the mall...... the public
suicide has stunned people ~ reportedly he had messaged some of his decision
and had deleted messages and contacts from his mobile before leap-frogging to
death. Sad and ghastly as so many were
frightened by something happening in their middle.
Life could difficult and full of
impediments but still you have a choice.
Every minute, every breath provides everyone with a choice to be or not
to be. Suicide is never a solution. Those who end their lives add commotion and
trouble to most of their beloved ~ and if some claim to be solitary, they do
not obtain the proper solution. Many do
not realize that crisis is temporary, they often perceive that their troubles
are inescapable and feel an utter loss of control. Suicide behaviors can
accompany many emotional disturbance, including depression, bipolar, disorder.
A very high % of all suicide is related to a mood disorder or other psychiatric
illness. Suicide behavior often occur in response to a situation that the
persons views as overwhelming, such as social isolation, death of a love one,
emotional trauma, serious physical illness, unemployment or financial problems,
guilty feeling or depends on other alcohol or other drug problem. The method of
suicide can be relatively nonviolent (such as poisoning or overdose) or violent
(such as shooting ones elf). Males are more likely to choose the violent
methods. In foreign countries, 80% of
suicide is performed with a gun.
Contrary to popular belief the incidence
of suicide is not high in poor – poverty or debt does not drive all to death…
there are many among the rich too who resort to suicide. Many people die by
suicide because depression is triggered by several negative life experiences.
There could be innumerable reasons that one could cite, still there would be
strong reason for them to continue to live the life in its normal course.
Going by the data of National Crimes
Records Bureau, farm suicides rose sharply by almost 450 in Maharashtra
in 2012 ~ that is the worst annual
increase. Andhra Pradesh also saw an
upward surge. It logged 2,572 farm suicides in 2012. Interestingly, Chhattisgarh continued to
declare a near zero figure. In 2012, it claimed it had just four.
Chhattisgarh’s figure of ‘4’ and Bengal ’s
non-filing of data stand out in the all-India total of 13,754 farm suicides in
2012.
Away from farmers, Tamil Nadu has
recorded the highest number of suicides by accounting for 12.5 per cent of the
total cases reported in 2012. When it comes to specific issues like ‘love
affairs’ and ‘failure in examination’ that led to suicides, the State has again
topped in the south. Among the metropolitan cities, Chennai topped others with
2,183 suicides closely followed by Bangalore
Of the 14,151 senior citizens and minors
who committed suicide in 2012, at least 16 per cent belonged to Tamil Nadu. The
State also topped the list of suicides reported due to failure in examination,
love affairs, illicit relationships etc. Family problems and illness (including
AIDS/Cancer) which accounted for 25.6 per cent and 20.8 per cent of suicides in
the country were also on the higher side in Tamil Nadu.
Suicide is impulsive only among younger
people. In a majority of other cases, it is a culmination of turmoil. A feeling
of insecurity, hopelessness and finally helplessness causes negative perception
and tunnelled type of thinking. This
negative trend certainly does not augur well for the Nation
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
2nd July 2013.
With inputs
taken from The Hindu & TOI.
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