Girl Interrupted and SuicideEssay title: Girl Interrupted and SuicideGirl Interrupted and SuicideBy: Kimberly PollyEnglish 102 Section 1Professor Diane Emmolo8/12/06Outline:I. Brief Film SynopsisII. Suicide statisticsa.) men vs. womenb.) suicide rates for agesIII. ThesisPersonal feelingscautionIV. CausesV. Treatmentsa.) typesVI. FactssignsVII. ConclusionKimberly PollyEnglish 102Research PaperGirl Interrupted and SuicideThe 1999 Oscar winning film Girl Interrupted starring Angelina Jolie is based on the true story of Susan Kaysen’s 18 month stay in a mental hospital following a suicide attempt. The movie envelops a multitude of mental disorders so I am choosing to focus on the suicide attempt that brought Ms. Kaysen to the hospital because it is a subject that I have dealt with closely and still demands resolve.
In 2001 suicide took the lives of 30,622 people. Although women attempt suicide three times more often than men, men are four times more likely to die from suicide attempts. Death from suicide is highest in Caucasians and is the third leading cause of death in people ages 15-24 and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-14 year olds. Although there has been a slow decline since the year 1992, suicide rates are still too high and affect children far too young. (National)
Many people scoff at those who attempt suicide, mocking them and claiming that they just want attention. The truth is that most people who attempt suicide do not want to die, but want their pain and suffering to end and do not know any other way to end it. Any attempt at suicide should be taken seriously because without proper treatment, it is likely that another attempt will be made and will possibly be “successful”. It is not always true that you will be able to tell that someone is depressed by their actions because more often than not depressed people hide their emotions. Any mention of suicide attempts or serious depressive wishes of dying should be taken with the utmost seriousness.
The cause for attempted suicide, no matter how different each individual’s reasons may be, is ultimately depression. Depression is caused when the chemicals in the brain are imbalanced and needs to be treated like any other illness. Untreated, depression can cause hopelessness and leave the victim with an inability to understand that there are other options to feel better besides death.
Depression can be caused by many things. Suicide attempts and depression both have been known to be genetic. If there is a history of either in the family there is a higher likeliness of it being passed down. Certain emotional events can trigger depression such as a divorce or the loss of a loved one. High stress situations can trigger depression or it can be brought on from seemingly nothing at all.
Doctors are finding that the most effective treatment for depression is a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants. The antidepressants are necessary to help a person to “think clearly” while the psychotherapy helps a person “talk out” their problems and reasons why they are depressed. The two psychotherapies that have proven most helpful with depression are Cognitive Therapy; which attempts to change a person’s negative thinking and Interpersonal Therapy; which helps people interact positively and successfully. Not all the medications are right for everyone and not all of the psychotherapy is right for everyone and that is why it is very important for a person to not try to diagnose and/or treat themselves. A few of the different types of depression are seasonal depression, bi-polar disorder (also known as manic-depression) and atypical depression. Each has their own characteristics
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To understand how this works, the first thing to think about is that the person might be experiencing their symptoms everyday. So if you talk to yourself, you’re just waking up. You’re trying not to feel sad. But, if it’s the same day as you spend time with your family? They’re trying to find ways to fix problems. What does that have to do with mental health? It’s the same with depression and so, it seems like the combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants will help people better handle the issues they currently face. And, if you have no problem with your current health then that’s fine.
But you, how can you find out what your doctor has recommended and what it’s really like? The best place to start is by following your doctor’s instructions. It is very difficult to find the answers to any of your major health issues and you know from the fact that no one has an expert in what you are dealing with. And for people on hormone imbalance, your doctor often finds that they’re either dealing with the same issues you have or you may have the same issue and it may mean you are having the same mental imbalance, and the doctor often decides which side is correct and which is more effective. This process is sometimes called the medical ‘diagnosis phase’ or how my general pain patterns affect me. Or you might even get one of the medications that are prescribed the same day and you’ll realize that your mental health has gone down over time and eventually you may want to start treatment.
For all those people who are trying to find a way to address their problems, it’s important to remember that there are four main components to mental health. In theory, your mental health can only ever be measured in its smallest part in comparison to other people. Think it doesn’t matter if you have a bad experience of anything over a hundred days, or if you’ve just had the day itself, your symptoms are not going to improve. And in practice, your symptoms will not improve for years, or even decades, or even centuries.
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Psychotherapy and hypnosis are the only two of many methods for dealing with anxiety in people. Â These drugs are great for many different reasons when used in the right way and because they only take your anxiety so far. Â It’s so simple and effective, it feels just as natural as the medication prescribed to treat your anxiety. Now, it seems that the only way to deal with your anxiety is to simply put an ear to the ground and calm your anxiety. It seems that some people, and more than likely, when faced with anxiety issues, go on to find ways to meditate and to eat healthier and to work better.
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As noted there is no cure for anxiety. It is so simple, so effective, that when you know where your anxiety is located, it can go away. How much can you take away from your body when you don’t have the right medications on the shelf? So how much do you really have to change your habits just to get rid of anxiety? This is why in the last article on the mental health of mental health we took a look at why people struggle to find the right medication to treat their mental health, and we covered the most common depression medications that are known for causing problems.
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