"The Teen Suicide Epidemic"

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No problem, Min.

I left my home at 16 and it was a pain in the ass to get that far that fast, so I agree that it is forced upon them. I do think that the newfound longevity of humans means that marrying young is unnecessary, but I don't see anything wrong with self sufficiency if a teen can handle it. At the very least, allow them to be themselves once they hit a certain age. Forcing compliance in regard to sexual orientation, activities, work, etc., is overparenting, in my opinion and it breeds unhappy children. Now, with all of that being said, depression is about chemicals in the brain, so I don't think all of this is the source of teen suicide, but merely one of the reasons that despair reaches the point of suicide in teenagers.

No escape, little to keep going for, hate of what one has, spite for oneself... suicide an attractive option. And one of the few that they can't take away without completely restricting your movement.

Compliance cannot be forced. They can do whatever they want to you, but you don't have to give them a damn thing.

Inb4 mind control.

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I volley between extremes... but I look forward to how I hope my life to be scant years from now, so suicide is an unattractive option.

I disagree that suicide (of anyone, teen or otherwise) is an epidemic. It is a symptom. The disease is coercion, and it plagues society.

Not that I have a problem with others attempting to use force or threatening it... as I tend to disarm that which threatens me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByZqx30OvVs

Bananas

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There is a lot of callousness when it comes to mental states of being. Even the overly happy get a dose of mental health stigma.

Yes we do.

And then it chills people deeply the moment we aren't