Have you ever been so pressed for time or have been so overwhelmed by everything going on in your life? That anxiety that builds up inside of you is stress. Stress is a response of the human body to any stimulus that disrupts the individual’s homeostasis. Homeostasis is the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. Stress causes individuals to be faced with the constant urge to maintain internal balance. (Wilburn 2). It is one of the top contributors towards suicide in young adolescents. Approximately 14 adolescents in the United States commit suicide each day (Wilburn 2). Having a lot of stress can cause other disorders like lower self-esteem and depression, which in the long run could all be combined to cause suicidal thoughts.
Everyone knows the feeling of stress, the buildup of anxiety that forms inside of you. When someone is stressed almost every thought going through his or her mind is negative. Stress can be acquired by: academic pressure good or bad, work related problems, interpersonal difficulties, death of a loved one, loss of relationships, bullying, etc. Stress is most common in young adolescents and college students, the ones who are pushed by their parents and society to strive for greatness. People who are extremely stressed or people that get stressed very easily frequently are at a higher risk of suicide or suicidal thoughts.
Most people have low self-esteem, thinking poorly of themselves and what they do. These people can easily become stressed by the way they view themselves on their looks and their work ethic. This also works the other way, people can develop stress first and then their viewpoint can change on themselves making their self-esteem lower greatly. With the combination of the two people look down on themselves and have a major chance to become depressed or at risk for suicidal thoughts.
Extreme amounts of stress and low self-esteem can be combined to cause depression. Depression is also a one of the top leaders for a cause that people commit suicide. Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. If someone were to revive all three of these illnesses they will be at extreme risk for suicidal thoughts.
At the college level, most students are in tough times, low on money, have no time for friends, homework, and even for themselves. This causes a lot of stress because they can’t get everything done that they want to and sometimes not get what must be done on time. College students are more likely to drop out of school, or cause them to have suicidal thoughts,
Suicide can be linked to many things, some being disorders or diseases, others being stress and depression. None of these disorders are permeant, people with these disorders can seek help to further help with there problems. Stress is something that is something that comes and goes, but suicide is permanent, suicide should never be answer to any problem.
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