Rising suicide cases in prosperous South Korea
A nation’s prosperity depends on the citizens living in it. The prosperous South Korea is seeing numerous deaths due to suicide especially young professionals. The reason behind these suicides is due to depression countless agonizes, overwork and pressure. The people in South Korea are known to work more, sleep less and spend more money. The suicide victims are below 35 years usually already depressed without facing anything.
The reason some victims say is they are gaining but becoming more lonely and depressed. The following month saw the suicide deaths of 1,700 people and resulting in death of 35 Koreans death daily. The nation with a population of 50 million has seen the rate of suicide increased in the past decades. The industrialized world shows Korea is the highest in the suicide rate difficult to hear. The early 1980’s saw the rate of suicide wealthy countries peaked but now the toll continues in Korea.
Among 100,000 twenty six people are known to commit suicide in 2008 a report shows. Japan suicide has now become a embedded deeply in the culture. Korea was the lowest suicide rates among the industrialized countries list but becoming rich has made it worried. The modernity has now increased the levels of stress resulting in suicide. A taboo still exists in Korea of being stressed say psychiatrist. There is always a dark side of rapid development, one has to try to spend time over oneself and come out of suicide thoughts.