<p>Today on NPR they had a progrom discussing teen and young adult suicide. Teens often have little impulse control, and in the moment, doing something drastic feels like is something they have to do…</p>
<p>why do young people drive fast, try to beat the train, do serious drugs- they often can’t see the serious consequences and suicide is no different</p>
<p>It can take what an adult might see as a minor, get over it get past it event to push an already vulnerable young adult over the edge</p>
<p>they can decide to kill themselves in a very rash moment- asking young people who attempted suicide but were unsucessful, many said it was an event that pushed them and it was something they decided fairly quickly</p>
<p>and they were glad in hindsite the attempt failed, but their insights as to why they tried were varied but had a common thread of being impulsive</p>
<p>many did not have the “classic” symptoms of depression, but looking back, parents did say there were things they missed</p>
<p>no one blaims the parents, but it is an issue that is larger than just the young person, suicides don’t happen in a bubble of depression, often there is a catalyst for a teen</p>