cause and effect of sucide

Thousands of people commit suicide each year, but how many people actually take the time to find out why they took they’re lives? That is one of the main things I wanted to find out in my essay. Why people commit suicide and whether or not their peers could have detected warning signs. I want to know what they’re thinking about when they just about to kill themselves, or at least an idea of what could be going on in there heads. Whether they’re scared, confident that this is the right choice, completely wasted from drugs or freaked out by the thought of it.
When I was in the fifth grade, my class had seen a video on suicide. That was probably the first time the issue was brought right in front of me. I had heard of suicide before hand, but I didn’t realize how serious an issue it was. It was depressing to see how sad their friends and families were after their death. The whole suicide issue had caught my attention back then. To be honest, it was most likely because the t...