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It has been a while since I ranted. I am not one to rant about things. I consider myself more of pragmatic person and when there is a problem I would rather sit down to device a solution than talk about it
However, I recently did some research on why talking about problems seems to make people feel better. I mean talking about your problems in an environment that is free of judgment... and I was blown away by the battery of scientific evidence supporting the fact that just talking about your problems or writing it down can significantly improve one's mood and in the long term increase resilience.
This is what most people call ranting... so I have decided to rant.
Being a doctor I am fascinated by medicine( although I got into medicine as an experiment- talk for another day). One aspect of medicine that has fascinated me is why we seem to have more people today thinking about suicide than we have ever had before.
From my varied readings in history, suicide seemed to be triggered by a code or honor or some form of spiritual release. But in the last century, more and more people have been falling prey to the cold hands of death by their own hands and not the hand of another... it baffles me that this number keeps rising.
I saw somewhere that the rate of suicide in Europe is somewhere around 40 per second-- not sure if that is correct, but if it is, then it is really scary.
What force could get hold of a man and relieve him of hope and all vision of the future so much so that he decides to end his own life?
Someone said that the world has become more selfish and people do not care about responsibility anymore and this has led people to the states of utter helplessness. I dont know if that makes sense, I dont know if I should belief it... but if there is one that that is correct in what the person above said, it is that people are now drowning in a state of utter helplessness more than ever before.
Some experts say that the erosion of the family values of marriage to one wife and raising children is causing more and more people to see no reason to live...
Thinking about that, I guess what makes sense there is that people do need a reason to live. People do need a sense of purpose and direction in other navigate life. Unfortunately, more people are confused about what to do with their life so I guess the logical thing in their mind is to end it.
I overheard some people talk about suicide and self harm and they said that those who think about or attempt suicide do not necessarily hate themselves but feel like death would be a way to escape pain and find peace.
But again, I have a billion questions running through my head... what does escaping pain mean? Why would one want to escape pain? Dont get me wrong... I am not a fan of experiencing pain, but I believe that pain is always a product of something going wrong.
As a medical doctor, I know that pain is the body's way of telling you that something is not right, something needs to be fixed. So it means that when I experience pain, my mind tells me, 'what is wrong?'
I acknowledge that not everything can be fixed, but again pain is not something to be feared or escaped from, it is something that we should learn from-- I know this is a lot more complex than I am making it seem, but at the moment this is the best I can think of... I am still reading up on things and improving my knowledge to see how best I can help people in pain...
I could go on and on about the myriad of questions I have in mind, but I think I should stop my ranting here...
What are your thoughts on suicide and self harm?
Why do you think more people today want to kill themselves?
I sincerely would like to know what you think.
Till I rant again...
I am Covenant, a Medical Doctor with a passion for holistic medicine-( fancy word for treating a patient as an individual and not just addressing their symptoms). My focus lies in the deep connection between mental health and overall wellbeing, and I create content across various medical topics with an emphasis on mental health. Follow me for insights into holistic medicine and approaches to health and wellness.