Accentuating on Self-Concept to obviate Suicidality through the novel 13 Reasons why by Jay Asher

Abstract

Suicide is an act of taking away life by assassinating one’s own self. The act of committing suicide remains as the way to escape from facing the reality of life. It is considered to be an unnatural death, where the reason behind suicide is either unspecified or stated in suicide. The major reason behind the act of committing suicide is the mental illness and severe depression. This depression has been caused due to several reasons, which can be categorized in various aspects and the major aspects are familial aspect, financial aspect, social aspect, abusive aspect and individual aspect. In such case, the individual experiences great emotional pain, where the individual thinks that the only way to get out of the pain is by ending one’s life. This paper would serve its best to eradicate the suicidal thoughts from human minds despite the reasons.