March 20, 2006
Why Do Little Kids Kill Themselves?
I have no idea of course. But here's a heartbreaking account of an 11-year-old Japanese boy killing himself soon after being disciplined by a teacher. Suicide amongst pre-teens has always existed in Japan, and there are reports of some of these internet suicide groups among such kids. America is not immune from this either. Two years ago, in Seattle, a 12-year-old girl jumepd to her death from a bridge a few days after Christmas. I knew one of her teachers and she told me that everyone at her school was at a loss. So was the girl's mother apparently. I'm not even sure how to address this issue, but it is a serious one nonetheless.
Posted by Philip Dawdy at March 20, 2006 12:04 AM
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I hate to say this, but my first thought about these little ones, is to ask if they were on any medications. My daughter at age 11 and after, only spoke of suicide on antidepressants, long before the FDA warnings came out, we live it first hand. Not just Antidepressants for my daughter, any med she was having a reaction to could, and has caused suicidal ideation those are the times Ive driven on Freeways hanging onto her shirt as she had the cardoor open, having to pullover to the side of the road. My daughter does take medication, I am not anti-med, it just seems like when I read these stories, or hear it on the news, sometimes there is a connection with a newly in place med, or med removal, etc.
It is heartbreaking. I know.
