Suicide figures up

With our economy rapidly rising, Singapore looks set for a promising future. However, despite our growing economy, more people are committing suicide. Why is that so? Could it being that our rising economy is bring about harmful side effects? I believe there answer is yes.
Our nation is experiencing a widening income gap over the last few years due to globalization and the growing economy. The rich, with all the opportunities to go global to start and expand their business ventures overseas, are getting richer. Whereas the middle-income and the poor are struggling to find a good and stable job to support their family. According to statistics, men and women in their forties and fifties have the highest suicide rate among the other age groups. At the age of about fifty, most people will start to retire. After retirement, these adults are most likely only able to find jobs that pay salaries much lower than their previous job. This is mostly due to the age factor. Adults around age forty to fifty are also known as the “sandwich” generation. They have to support both their young children and elderly parents. It is also at this age that they start worrying about the future and tend to face the greatest amount of work stress.
The other reason is our ageing population. As there are more elderly folks to look after, more people have to earn more money in order to support their whole family. This creates a growing sandwich generation. Also, Singaporeans males especially do not tend to seek for professional help. Rather, they tend to keep to themselves.
To solve this problem, I think, Singaporeans should start planning for their future early. This will ensure that they are financially prepared when they reach the sandwich generation. Also, if they show symptoms of harbouring suicidal thoughts or are emotionally depressed, they should seek professional help. Less they do the unthinkable.


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