2014, Number 1
Depresión y suicidio
González-Abarca AJ, Ramos-Corrales J, Nolasco-García EA, Lara-Flores A, Ramírez-Piedras A, Márquez-Alcaraz ME, Illán-López OC, Amaya-G MR
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ABSTRACT
Th e sensation of feeling sad, emotionally languid and of losing interest in things one used to enjoy is what is known as depression. One should be aware that depression is an illness such as diabetes or arthritis and not just a sensation of sadness or discouragement. Th is illness advances day aft er day, aff ecting one’s thoughts, feelings, physical health and behavior. Depression is not the fault of the person suff ering from it nor is it a personality fl aw. It is a very frequent medical illness that can affl ict anyone. Depression makes people focus mainly on their failures and disappointments; it highlights the negative side of situations and undermines peoples’ abilities and personal worth. A deeply depressed person is incapable of perceiving the possibility that things may work out and is convinced that he or she will never be happy again or that things will never turn out fine. Th ese days depression is a very common psychological problem related to the lifestyle we lead, our family relationships (problems with one’s couple or children), in the school environment (problems at school or at college) or work (unemployment, insuffi cient compensation, problems with the boss) among others.Th is leads one to feel lonely, unmotivated, with developmental motor delay and fatigue. Th is may even lead to a psychotic disturbance where the individual is completely unable to act normally in his or her relationships. Depressed people view themselves as unfortunate, frustrated, humiliated, rejected and/or castigated. Th ey look into a hopeless future.
Most people with suicidal ideas are also depressed. Th e two main reasons why people become depressed are, first of all, a loss of control over their life situation and emotions, and secondly the loss of a positive outlook of the future (despair). When faced with depression and suicidal ideas produced by depression, only therapy that helps regain control and hope may be effective.
Depression narrows ones view of the surrounding world to such an extent that it distorts reality. People focus only on the negative aspects of life and the positive aspects pass them by as if they simply did not exist.
Th ey reject any options off ered to them to solve their problems and consider them stupid until no solution seems possible. Th ey interiorize a persistent anguishing sadness that, not unlike the sudden death of their mother or father, produces pain lasting for weeks, months or even years.
Th ey begin to believe nothing will alleviate them and their pain will never end. Maybe the only solution is death! “Suicide is a complex phenomenon that needs to be approached comprehensively to understand and prevent it when it becomes a health problem in our surroundings.”
Suicide is a complex phenomenon because it involves several risk factors such as biological, psychological, social factors among others. Nevertheless, it can be predictable in suicidal behavior (visualizing, planning and attempting). Evidence suggests that suicide is a real phenomenon, a product of personal, psychosocial, family and psychiatric factors.
Th e fact is there is no response to a suicide; death is conclusive and ends and annihilates any possibility with the suicidal subject. Nevertheless, we should not forget just one case of suicide, despite the silence it leaves behind, paradoxically shouts endless questions about material and nonmaterial conditions.
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