Suicide: A serious public health concern
Aditya Neupane "With continuous failure in life despite trying my best for multiple times, I felt hopeless and I started seeing everyone around me as frauds. This void and continuous triggers eventually developed into an intense suicidal thought,” Ram KC (Name changed) remembers. KC was found numb in a dense forest by his parents after few hours of Ingesting pesticide as an attempt to erase his existence. After preliminary treatment he was hospitalized for two-weeks for treatment. "Now, I regret my decision but I have no regret with my life. Life is a continuous test of endurance and its vital for every human that they try their best to conquer problems." KC shared. Kc is an example, Nepal reported a total of 7,141 suicides in 2020-21. Out of which 3,928 were males, 2,449 were females and the rest were children. The national statis...