Suicide is the third leading cause of death among Malaysians aged 15 to 34. 90% of those who contemplate suicide face problems in relationships, adapting to new environments, financial insecurity, or pressure to perform well in studies. The remaining 10% attempt suicide due to mental illness. Warning signs of teen suicide include running away, lack of motivation, alcohol abuse, and rebellious behavior. Those who are suicidal suffer privately and inexpressibly, leaving family and friends to deal with immense loss, confusion, and devastation in its aftermath. Suicide contributes greatly to disability and suffering in Malaysia each year.
35. It was reported in a local Chinese daily on Thursday
that the boy sustained two hand
fractures and was admitted to hospital after leaping
from the first floor of a double storey house.
36. That boy was apparently mentally tortured and
isolated and was caned 14 times for trying
to talk to other students there, adding that boy told he was
forced to sit naked in an
air-conditioned room while he did his homework. After the boy
was sent by his parents to the
rehabilitation tuition centre, to improve his studies and
behaviour.
52. There are various organization that help with teen suicide or
thoughts of it.
There are also suicide hotlines that people can call if they ‘re
having even the slightest thoughts of committing suicide.
To Write Love On Her Arms is an organization for suicide
prevention.there is also a Suicide Hotline that is 24 hours.
63. The suffering of the suicidal is private and
inexpressible, leaving family members, friends, and colleagues
to deal with an almost unfathomable kind of loss, as well as guilt.
Suicide carries in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation that
is, for the most part, beyond description. Suicide has stolen lives around
the world and across the centuries. Meanings attributed to suicide and notions
of what to do about it have varied with time and place, but suicide has
continued to exact a relentless toll. In the Malaysia, suicide is the third
leading cause of death and contributes through suicide attempts
to disability and suffering for hundreds of thousands of
Malaysians each year. There are few who escape being touched
by the tragedy of suicide in their lifetimes those who lose someone close
as a result of suicide experience an emotional trauma that may take
leave, but never departs.