[Vedderman]

Originally Posted by dockman ↗

I wonder if in those areas where these women and young girls are hanging themselves if expressing certain feelings is frowned upon.

Of course the U.S. has it's share of juvenile suicide as well, regardless of all the suicide prevention programs And education.

There are many cultural burdens placed upon people of both genders (but especially females in many cases) in numerous areas throughout the world. Often times the reasons for and impacts of these burdens are nearly inconceivable to people raised in a society that places a very different sort of value on personal liberty and independence. We have difficulty even processing a mode of thought that places significantly more weight on familial responsibility than on personal choice or ambition.

The adolescent suicide rates in America are quite staggering as well, mind you. It just feels a bit slanted since it is culturally inappropriate to share images from suicides in the US. They'll never be posted here because people with access to them (and there are several here on DR who have such access through their job) will always be in mortal terror of sharing those images because of civil liability.

Some of the listed rationales are different from culture to culture, of course. At this point a significant majority of the US adolescent suicides I research cite 'bullying' as the fatal catalyst. I have almost never seen that cited in most of the Eastern suicides I come across and only a small handful of the Latin/South American ones.

Whatever reason the parents or media choose to pin on the issue, I feel mental illness is the most significant factor. The rest is just window dressing.

[ThaMedic]

Looks like she suffocated. I guess she didn't tie the knot right.

[Vedderman]

Randomly happened upon several adds for this 5 year old case.

[marble]

Slightly different meaning to a "low hanging fruit"

[edgar_lee]

I wonder at what point the protrusion of the tongue happens. Are they still conscious at that point?

[DangerDan]

i love mangos

[modus]

So sad! Poor Girl!

[wickedlara]

To quote the old theme song: "Suicide is painless." For every other death people are raging and fighting against it. Even in old age, when the body is worn out, people still desperately cling to life. But these courageous people who take control of their destines are the only ones who achieve victory over death. They own it and determine where and when they will allow it in.