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MPU:FalsafahDan Isu Semasa
Conclusion
Based on the points that are discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that suicide in Malaysia is still an ongoing battle in the twenty-first century; it is absolutely disgraceful and humiliating that our beloved country, Malaysia still have to fight with this battle in this era of metropolitan and cosmopolitan. In this context, it is our view that suicide is actually a preventable phenomenon. Knowing some common symptoms and signs of suicide is the first step toward preventing teen suicide; concurrently, taking immediate action on the spot is deemed crucial too. However, many are yet unaware of the importance to familiarise these suicidal signs and failed to look at this matter seriously. As a matter of fact, young people and especially adolescents are a particularly vulnerable demographic and they are the ones we have to pay more attention, spread our concerns and loves to. Although youth suicide rates are marginally reducing now, but it still remains firmly as one of the main causes of mortality among the young worldwide(Hospital-Health-data,n.d).
Undeniably, all the survey data we collected has impacted the way we perceive the necessity to have more individual efforts in order to effectively forecast and prevent suicide as we truly believe each suicide ideation is the outcome of multiple complicated variables.
In addition to that, in terms of the value of our research, we conclude our research by hoping to have individuals knowing what they can do as a society when someone tells them they’re suicidal. Here, we also genuinely hope that every Tom, Dick and Harry can take this matter seriously and put it into a practice. As the maxim goes, every small action makes a world of difference. Below are our two cents’ worth of opinions. This is the food for thought for everyone as we are now still finding hard and having no way to terminate suicide rates in our beloved country, Malaysia.
What to do when someone tells you they’re suicidal ?
Don’t instantly dismiss, judge or invalidate their feelings
Understanding is the first step toward acceptance, and only acceptance allows for rehabilitation. We believe this is the first and most important step as this can make them feel safe and give them a room to explore their feelings more deeply.
Listen empathetically and try to put yourself in their shoes in a way to understand exactly what they are going through
Try our utmost best to access and identify their immediate risk
Example: Determine how high their intent to act on their feelings is) If it’s on high level, please take immediate action to seek for a crisis service but if not, please continue to explore and understand what their actual needs are.
Continue to check in on them regularly, make room for spending quality time together, and be physically present with them as they walk through these feelings.
Reassure them of how much they mean to you and acknowledge all the good in them.
Oftentimes, those who are suicidal feel like a burden, so perhaps this will help them to realize how importance are they to us. The comic strips below potray a scenario where someone is explicitly tell you he/she is having suicidal ideation and provide you some useful ways to deal with the situation. It is undoubtedly vital for ones to familiarise themselves with these common suicide signs so that they can understand them even better. As Emma Watson once said, “If not you, who? If not now, when ?” Perhaps by looking at these comic strips, you could put yourself in suicide attempters’ shoes, to emphatise them and try to see this matter from a different point of view. Most importantly, always lend a helping hand whenever those in need.
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