Healing takes time
Even though teen suicide is preventable, it is not necessarily easy completely change the minds of teens who are suicidal. Similar to committing suicide, stopping it is a process and it takes just as much time. Since teens who plans to suicide have problems that are psychological, the problems need to be tackled in gently and emotionally ways rather than solving them aggressively.
The first step prevent teen suicide is to notice the symptoms or warning signs in teenagers. Even if those signs only came from the changes in hormones, do not ignore them and show concerns to let teenagers know that they have someone they can go to when hard times arrive. There are also suicidal teens who show no symptoms because they feel like they do not want to share their pain with others. In such cases, parents should always be seeking for changes in teens’ behavior when they are alone because it is impossible to be happy all the time. Studies show that teenagers that are always content has the increased risk of having suicidal thoughts. Overall, parents must take enough amount of interests in their children’s lives in order to ensure that they are doing well and to decrease the risks of suicide.
The first step prevent teen suicide is to notice the symptoms or warning signs in teenagers. Even if those signs only came from the changes in hormones, do not ignore them and show concerns to let teenagers know that they have someone they can go to when hard times arrive. There are also suicidal teens who show no symptoms because they feel like they do not want to share their pain with others. In such cases, parents should always be seeking for changes in teens’ behavior when they are alone because it is impossible to be happy all the time. Studies show that teenagers that are always content has the increased risk of having suicidal thoughts. Overall, parents must take enough amount of interests in their children’s lives in order to ensure that they are doing well and to decrease the risks of suicide.