Djamila
Bosnjakinja
I've rarely seen such in-depth coverage of suicides so I'll share it here. I'd like us to discuss and compare why people commit suicide in various cultures and what can be done to prevent it.
The town of Prijedor in northern Bosnia has suffered 22 suicides in the past year, 13 in the past 2 months alone. Here is a brief amount of information provided about each incident:
1. Augustina Andjevic, 42, Roman Catholic. Married, with three children. Recent changes: Lost vision due to diabetes complications.
2. Petar Mandic, 57, Orthodox Christian. Divorced, no children. Recent changes: Lost his job.
3. Jasmina Horlovic, 16, Muslim. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Autopsy revealed girl was 4-months pregnant and just beginning to show.
4. Jasmina Vrancic, 82, Muslim. Married (husband deceased), 11 children. Recent changes: Husband's body recovered from mass grave.
5. Helena Sakic, 28, Roman Catholic. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Suffered burns to face and arms in industrial accident.
6. Ivan Hrvatin, 77, Roman Catholic. Married (wife deceased), 9 children. Recent changes: Deterioration of general health due to cancer.
7. Besima Halilovic, 21, Muslim. Married, no children. Recent changes: None known.
8. Sabrina Kovacevic, 36, Muslim. Married, one child. Recent changes: Increased symptoms of war-related post-traumatic stress disorder, diagnosed by a psychologist.
9. Ismet Kos, 54, Muslim. Married, four children. Recent changes: None known.
10. Kristina Babic, 17, Roman Catholic. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Parents divorced.
11. Jelena Jelenovic, 13, Orthodox Christian. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Transferred schools.
12. Hasima Ceric, 68, Muslim. Married (husband deceased), two children. Recent changes: None known.
13. Branka Petrovic, 45, Orthodox Christian. Married, no children. Recent changes: An extra-marital affair, on her part, became known to husband and extended family.
It's so strange to see such things. Normally they just mention that a person has committed suicide and they never really go in-depth into possible reasons why. But this number is extraordinarily high, so the coverage has been different.
Do you think the "recent changes" make any sense as to why a person would commit suicide? What are common reasons you're aware of in your culture? What can be done to prevent suicide?
The town of Prijedor in northern Bosnia has suffered 22 suicides in the past year, 13 in the past 2 months alone. Here is a brief amount of information provided about each incident:
1. Augustina Andjevic, 42, Roman Catholic. Married, with three children. Recent changes: Lost vision due to diabetes complications.
2. Petar Mandic, 57, Orthodox Christian. Divorced, no children. Recent changes: Lost his job.
3. Jasmina Horlovic, 16, Muslim. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Autopsy revealed girl was 4-months pregnant and just beginning to show.
4. Jasmina Vrancic, 82, Muslim. Married (husband deceased), 11 children. Recent changes: Husband's body recovered from mass grave.
5. Helena Sakic, 28, Roman Catholic. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Suffered burns to face and arms in industrial accident.
6. Ivan Hrvatin, 77, Roman Catholic. Married (wife deceased), 9 children. Recent changes: Deterioration of general health due to cancer.
7. Besima Halilovic, 21, Muslim. Married, no children. Recent changes: None known.
8. Sabrina Kovacevic, 36, Muslim. Married, one child. Recent changes: Increased symptoms of war-related post-traumatic stress disorder, diagnosed by a psychologist.
9. Ismet Kos, 54, Muslim. Married, four children. Recent changes: None known.
10. Kristina Babic, 17, Roman Catholic. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Parents divorced.
11. Jelena Jelenovic, 13, Orthodox Christian. Unmarried, no children. Recent changes: Transferred schools.
12. Hasima Ceric, 68, Muslim. Married (husband deceased), two children. Recent changes: None known.
13. Branka Petrovic, 45, Orthodox Christian. Married, no children. Recent changes: An extra-marital affair, on her part, became known to husband and extended family.
It's so strange to see such things. Normally they just mention that a person has committed suicide and they never really go in-depth into possible reasons why. But this number is extraordinarily high, so the coverage has been different.
Do you think the "recent changes" make any sense as to why a person would commit suicide? What are common reasons you're aware of in your culture? What can be done to prevent suicide?