 So today is National note or Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day by the time this video is released Raven It's not gonna be World Prevention Day anymore guys This is Raven for pressing the pain a button and today we're gonna be talking about World Suicide Prevention Day And I know it's not a very cheery topic obviously, and I sound very cheery, but That's just how I am And this maybe sounds horrible, but I kind of I'm a little more relaxed on the topic anyway, but that's because I myself am a suicide survivor, so So today I've got some facts I'm going to share with you about suicide in general and Things you can do to help your friends or to help yourself So let's get to it shall we so I'm reading off facts off of do something.org Because I don't know everything clearly There are a couple of things that I do personally know fact number one is nearly 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year. We have close to 319 million people in the United States alone, and if we're losing 30,000 people per year That's not good. That's pretty bad number two in the US the highest suicide rates are in the springtime Some people have speculated that that's because you know things are much more cheery or There's change people are joyful, you know Flowers are blooming animals are all you know copulating and all that fun stuff and some people The reason they commit suicide in the spring is because they feel like they are too sad to Keep up with the joy that usually comes in the springtime since usually spring is a time of renewal So, yeah Three is suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds and the second leading cause between 24 and 35 year olds Which is not good guys So let's talk about the first group the first group 15 to 24. That's about High school to college age and we know high school is tough. We know college is tough Personally my suicide attempts were when I was in high school I was probably around no Yeah, I was close to that age. I was around 14 years old But you know those suck guys and especially It usually would be over things that can be changed and they don't know that Life is better life gets better And okay, I'm gonna pop this right now if you You I'm looking at you. Yeah, you you with the face if you are within that age range in our suicidal Take it from somebody who has attempted five times Life does get better Okay, I attempted five times when I was 14. I'm 22 years old and In that time I have become section leader in the marching band. I was in marching band in high school I graduated high school. I went to prom. I had a serious relationship I got to find out what love felt like I've gone to college. I'm about to graduate college I've worked at a zoo. I've worked as a I worked with vets like So many things have happened And of course, I've made these videos and I make my videos on my channel Those things would never have happened if I had succeeded at killing myself So remember that guys And then going on to the second To suicide being the second leading cause of death for 24 to 35 year olds That's around the working-class age. And of course that's stressful, too Because you've got to deal with a job and usually around that age You also have a family and kids are stressful. Okay, let's face that and then you have to deal with financial burdens and Yeah, work and family and all sorts of big grown-up things that 15 to 24 year olds don't have to do it just yet And that can also cause to want to kill yourself because you feel like there's no way out of it Look, look, I'm gonna blow your mind. Are you ready? There are always ways to get out of situations. There's always ways to get help Killing yourself is not gonna solve the problem. It's only gonna make it worse for those around you So the fourth fact is on average one person kills himself every 16.2 minutes I don't know exactly how they figured out that exact number, but still that's terrifying to think about Every 16 minutes somebody kills themselves and succeeds That is guys. That's pretty scary like that's enough time to watch Half of a Netflix episode. That's usually enough time to bake a pizza Like that is a short amount of time if you think about it and it's a pretty scary one Next fact is that each suicide immediately affects at least six people That's at least So when you feel like that your problems are gonna end and nobody's gonna care if you're dead a Lot of people are gonna care that you're dead Okay, so let's take your family members Average family size is about four. So if you kill yourself, there's three people right there We'll say about average. You usually have friends. Let's say you have a good group of like three friends six already and That's not even including classmates co-workers professors bosses Friends you meet outside like just at random places Clients that you meet with There's so many people you affect daily in a positive way That are affected if you kill yourself. So if you think nobody thinks you're gonna matter You matter greatly. I mean I Know for me whenever I said I was trying I was trying to kill myself Like my parents were devastated my brothers both of them because I have brother too They were devastated my best friends even though they knew that they also devastated and Like maybe a few friends that my mom said because she didn't tell a lot of people but the point is that You're gonna be affecting more than just yourself you think the suicide is just a very personal thing No, you will be affecting more people around you and you realize and sometimes Suicide can lead to somebody else committing suicide and it could become a domino effect and that's not cool guys So next fact is about two-thirds of the people who commit suicide are depressed at the time of death Depression is one of the top diagnosed mental illnesses in America I Want to say it's probably number two with anxiety being number one in ADHD being number three and a lot of people Will have moments where they feel depressed People who have depression may not even know that And usually depression causes suicidal thoughts so it causes you to feel that way and Sometimes we act out on those thoughts That's not good So if you feel like if you're not diagnosed with depression and you feel like you've been having depressive thoughts which can be thoughts like Constant feelings of sadness constant feelings of worthlessness Being tired all the time weight gain weight loss If you feel like you're not acting as yourself don't talk to your doctor Because being diagnosed and getting the treatment you need will help you in the long run. The next fact is For every twenty five attempted suicides. There's one that succeeds Now that is something to think about like Because obviously not everybody's gonna succeed and we don't want people to succeed okay Because you are here on this earth for a reason. This is something I tell people all the time If you didn't have a reason for being on this earth, you would not have been born You would not have been here, but since you are here where you are watching this video You are here where you are you are here for a reason You may have already done your reason you may not have you don't know But the fact that you are here on this earth Being around the people that you are around Means that you are meant to be alive like I didn't think that It would matter if I was dead but look now this is like eight years later And I mean I may not know my purpose yet, but part of it is the vlogs that I make and those have been helping people so You don't want to become a statistic do not become that one out of 25 You want to be the 24 out of 25 that survive or just don't attempt suicide period because that's bad Another fact is that males make up 79 percent of succeeded suicides While women usually have more suicidal thoughts than actually going through with it And I find this one pretty interesting. I'm not really sure why that is how it is One thing I do know for sure that's quite interesting Is males are more likely to kill themselves in a violent manner such as gunshot or Cutting their wrists or something like that women are more likely to kill themselves in a Well, we'll say a cleaner manner like by overdosing on pills or drowning Which is very strange to think about but I mean it happens so Males are more likely to go through with it. Why? Who knows? Women are more likely to have the thoughts Of course women are more or tend to be more emotional anyway and tend to take a lot of burden on themselves And I mean that's just how it is. Unfortunately. This next fact is pretty terrifying One in 65,000 children between the ages of 10 and 14 commit suicide each year Now that may not sound like a big deal one out of 65,000 But that's 10 to 14 year olds those are children A child committing suicide That is terrifying Especially because that child doesn't know What their life has ahead of them Like they're just kids And yet to feel so depressed you want to kill yourself as a 10 year old That is just That is mind-blowing that is terrifying to think of and just That breaks my heart just thinking of that Like I know kids that are 11 and 12 years old And thinking of them killing themselves Just no But unfortunately that's now become statistic Next fact is that there are twice as many deaths Done by suicide than by HIV or AIDS Which of course HIV or AIDS is bad if you don't know what that is basically they Attack your immune system Um, what do they mean? I can't remember the exact terms right now, but basically It attacks the immune system and You can you're susceptible to any kind of disease and that of course is a killer I think it's the second or third killer besides cancer But the fact that there are twice as many deaths by suicide as there is by HIV or AIDS That's that's scary to think of And the last fact is over 50% of suicides are done with firearms Um why that is? Who knows so You know if You know somebody who's depressed and they have no firearms around them be careful and okay So we've gotten through all the facts Now what can you do to help if you feel like you or someone you care about is suicidal or depressed You could go talk to your doctor or I will link I believe there's a website that can link you to different suicide hotlines all around the world And I will link you to that somewhere in this video Hopefully and guys just remember you're here on this earth for a reason. You don't think anybody cares about you I do You are an awesome person And even though i'm just talking to a camera and I don't I don't see your face I care about you a lot This heart is meant for you. Okay So if you're thinking about killing yourself, please don't You are here for a reason You are on this earth for a reason You may not know that reason yet But you are meant to be here. So I hope you guys enjoyed this video even though it was a little bit more of a somber topic if You like what you see, please give a like Um, of course like and subscribe to psych2go. They're pretty awesome And if you'd like to see more about living life with generalized anxiety disorder Then Please subscribe to my channel, which is vlogging about living life with anxiety So I hope you guys have a wonderful day and I will see you later Bye