Experts say the number of suicide cases and students with mental illnesses has risen drastically in the last two years with at least one suicide referral made each day
Bettina was just 20 when she first attempted suicide. When the thought first entered her head, it was as though something had snapped. No weapons involved, she said, but the compulsion to commit suicide was intense. "I was really convinced I was managing them and handling them well enough but my attacks never really went away and I would get so stuck in my head it would be much harder to do things I normally had no problems with in the past," Bettina said.
Like Bettina, many students struggle with mental illness. Often, they can come as unknown desperate cries for help. More often than not, students felt as though they were reaching a point where they had run out of options. So as long as they were at least 18 years old, Nadera would meet them – be it at a Jollibee branch or somewhere on campus.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, and life coaches Rappler spoke to attested to the fact that in the last few years, suicide cases and mental illnesses among the youth have drastically increased.11.6% among 13 to 17 year olds considered suicide- 2015 World Health Organization Global school-based survey For life coach Myke Celis, this turnaround was apparent in those who have sought his help – from those aged 25 or older, Celis said the majority of those he coaches are now aged 13 to 25 years old.Behind the rise
“With all the social media, there’s just too many things to do; too many things to prove….Young people today tend to be very pressured, very stressed, live very complicated lives, and tend to be socially disconnected,” Chua said. This was echoed by Celis who observed that children nowadays do not always understand the difference between “true friendship” and belonging. “There’s a need to fit in and there’s a need to stand out and you tend to forget what really matters,” he said.
Coupled with high levels of stress from increased competition and school, these can have an impact on how children learn to cope as brain development may not be at a stage where one would know how to deal with changes and heightened expectations.
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