Suicidal behavior is an indication that something is fundamentally wrong with the individual or with the situation in which the individual is found. Based on surveys of relatives of suicides, it has been determined that most people who commit suicide have long-lasting emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, unhappy relationships, alcohol or drug problems, unemployment, feelings of loneliness and guilt, problems with relatives, and so on. Many had received help in some form. The indications are that most contributory factors are generally long-lasting. Case histories show that the early life of those who commit suicide often involves broken homes, separation and divorce, incest, rape and sexual abuse, loss of one or both parents, domestic violence, alcohol abuse by parents, and similar adverse life events. In later periods of life, suicidal people may experience sexual abuse, forced marriage, problems with in-laws and dowry, wife battering, war, torture, and concentration camps. Suicide victims seem to report these experiences more often than normal control groups. Recent studies of attempted suicide show that this action is more common among young women, people with low educational levels, those who are unemployed, those who are disabled, and people who are divorced and separated:
The picture that emerges is of powerless groups or those with little chance to improve themselves, facing troubles in finding a place in society, and having many emotional and relationship problems as well. The conclusion has to be that suicidal behavior is the result of both social conditions and individual maladaptation.
While there may be certain people more prone to suicide than others, experts believe that anyone can become suicidal when their emotional pain seems something they cannot escape and when that pain is unbearable. People respond to such circumstances in different ways, from suicidal ideation (meaning suicidal though...