<p>I am new to this community however I cannot believe how one simple question sparked such a debate. One person asking about college suicide. What should have been replied was that they should focus on the difference between Freshman, Sophmore,Junior and Senior sucide rates instead of which college.</p>
<p>Suicide, among people aged 18-22, is the 3rd (not first) leading cause of death. Numbers 1 and 2 are accident and homicide, respectively. That being said it’s still a serious issue.</p>
<p>Let’s face it – the whole emphasis placed on having top notch grades can drive people to insanity. Feeling alone like you have no one to turn to can drive people to insanity. It sucks. I hate hearing about suicides.</p>
<p>A kid in my class committed suicide a week ago in his dorm room. We’ll never know what was going through his head prior to the act. He was well-liked and overall very friendly and outgoing. His facebook wall is poured with hundreds of messages from people who stated how he had changed their lives. Some of us suspect it was because his parents wanted him to go into medicine rather than allowing him to pursue being a music teacher.</p>
<p>I seriously think some parents push their kids too hard. You should allow your kid to be happy.</p>
<p>Sometimes suicide is the only way to tell your parents you don’t want to be a doctor.</p>
<p>yeah it was hard telling my parents i didn’t want to be a doctor.
my dad even made me cry it was so bad!
so i stuck with it for a while, then i changed it after a couple weeks.
my mom was trying to talk me out of it (but i don’t take her seriously), and my dad has yet to discuss with me. :(</p>
<p>i just told them, look i’m going to have to do this job for like the rest of my life, i need to like it! if you think being a doctor is great cuz of the money, YOU GO DO IT!
we’re related but we’re separate ppl, so we’re not going to like the same things!!</p>
<p>…and they listened! 
but my parents are kinda pushovers so it wasn’t as bad as some other students have it.</p>
<p>/end rant</p>
<p>Yes, unfortunately suicide might be the only way for some kids to convince their parents.</p>
<p>But at least you had success Manayy! Some parents won’t listen, and unfortunately, it does affect their child(ren). Sometimes you need to just sit your parents down and convince them “No. I refuse to pursue a career that doesn’t interest me.” But then there are others where they just have little to no luck in convincing =(</p>
<p>Guys, people don’t kill themselves because their parents wanted them to be X and they wanted Y or because they failed a test or just one thing like that. They kill themselves because they’re mentally ill, and often no one realizes it.</p>
<p>Seriously, imagine if your mom was upset because you didn’t want to be a dentist - would you kill yourself over it? Probably not, lots of people don’t get along with their parents; they grow up and live their own lives. Your parents don’t pick your career or your shoes - they might push, but ultimately the choice if yours. </p>
<p>Let’s say you got an F in Econ class - would you kill yourself? Probably not, you’d get over it and retake the class.</p>
<p>But let’s say you had a bad relationship with your parents, and then your boyfriend broke up with you, and you were having a tough time academically, and you were generally unhappy and felt there’s nothing to live for - that’s when people kill themselves. Sometimes it’s 1 thing that sets them over the edge, because young people often commit suicide impulsively. But I doubt it’s usually as simple as being upset with parents or something. I personally have a horrible relationship with my parents, but that usually motivates me to work harder, not to kill myself. And I know our relationship is going to get worse as I get older :/</p>
<p>18-25 is when mental illnesses often present themselves.</p>
<p>Er…my post was a joke</p>
<p>LOL no I know, I meant the person above me or I think 2 posts above me who said someone in his college killed himself because his parents wanted him to go into medicine rather than be a music teacher. Really tragic, but I doubt that was the only reason…</p>
<p>Someone in my dorm killed herself last month. No one really knew her, because she had no close friends…really sad. I hate hearing about suicides too, Mushaboom…ughh. I heard someone at MIT set themselves on fire in a dorm? What a terrible way to die.</p>
<p>I too think he had other factors that made him kill himself, pinkstrawberry. His parents forcing him to be a doctor is just one of those big factors that probably made him reach a breaking point. For all I know, he probably had relationships problems or a hard time trying to find himself, or still felt kind of lonely despite having all of these friends who looked to him and felt he was an inspiration to him.</p>
<p>In addition, I think he has been slowly planning to kill himself. Someone told me how he used to have these marks around his neck. When I think of it, I did used to see him wear a lot of scarves and turtlenecks sweater, even when the weather was nice outside.</p>
<p>It gets kind of lonely on campus sometimes. I go to a big state school with 40,000 undergrads and graduate students. Sometimes you feel like you can’t turn to people, even your good friend, just to confide in them. I don’t have many close friends.</p>
<p>for any of you looking for helpful information on suicide, it may be more valuable to understand risk factors rather than colleges.</p>
<p>Risk Factors for Suicide—</p>
<p>[AFSP:</a> Risk Factors](<a href=“Home | AFSP”>Home | AFSP)</p>
<p>pinkstrawberry if ur not asian u have NO right to talk here. you ****ing idiot you have no idea how fu cking hard it is to HAVE to work hours everyday because ur parents force u to and end up working a job u dont want to for the rest of ur life with amounts of stress uve never experienced before u naive fool</p>
<p>but yes its a thousand things that do it. not just one</p>