Unrealistic expectations a major cause in triggering suicidal tendencies in young generation: experts

Calcutta

Experts in Kalcutta said that unrealistic expectations are an important reason behind triggering suicide tendencies in the younger generation. According to the data of the 2022 National Crime Records Office, more than 7.6% of the suicides among Indians are among the students and unemployed young people. 10 September World Suicide Prevention Day.

Among the highest suicide rates in India, Western Bengal has always been in the top five states for the last few years. The state only formed the death of 12,669 suicide in 2022.

IIt Kharagpur alone saw more than one death in suicide in the last year. The peers of the deceased complained that most of the deaths were associated with academic stress and unrealistic high standards expected from students and that they are struggling to keep up with it. Until May 2025, IIt Kharagpur only saw suicide deaths in his institutes since the beginning of the year.

“If a student cannot meet these standards, we consider it as an individual issue that the student cannot cope with the system. However, we will never question the education system that sets such impossible standards,” he said. Hindu. He added that the desire for a successful life is related to inflated salaries, expensive goods, excellent notes and status, but many of them do not have socio-economic resources that force them to depression and other mental health problems.

Dr. Biswas, the unsuccessful socio-economic system, bad environmental conditions and political issues, many people are not a supportive ecosystem to withdraw during a crisis, he added.

In August last month, Batı Bengal, an autistic doctorate at the Indian Science Education and Research Institute, wrote a note on Facebook about both education and family bullying and exclusion experience and ended his life.

“Çekirdek aileler, meşgul ebeveynler ve daha az kardeşle birlikte, birçok genç sınırlı duygusal destek ve kırılgan bağlanma kalıpları ile büyüyor. Bu, modern yaşamın baskıları ve pandemik sonrası dünyanın belirsizlikleri ile birleştiğinde, bugün gençler, gençler, insanlara yardım etmekten uzaklaşmayacakları, ancak sosyal medyaların, insan medyasının, insan medyasının, sosyal medyanın, sosyal bir şekilde yardım arayışlarına yardım etmek için“ insanlara yardım etmekten ve sosyal bir şekilde “Digital and social to help,“, port, port, social media often directs the mechanisms of coping in unhealthy or insecure directions, ”he said.

In addition, younger generations, including suicide notes, all their lives on social media, including the continuous pressure they think is an increasing concern among the mental health experts, he said.

Although people have thousands of friends and listeners on social media platforms, the outbreak of loneliness among young people is severe, so looking for help becomes a rising crisis.

The Institute of Children’s Needs (CINI), a NGO that operates a mental health help line number called Teenline, said that they received at least 350-400 problems from young people every month and that 10% of them were for suicide prevention. Swantana Adhikari, Cini, a senior program manager, the facts of the high desire to match with high wishes is a reason for a great cause of trouble, he added.

“The impressive culture has been a serious problem. Young minds, generous lives and their favorite impressive impressives are not real and not only promotions are paid on social media. He also said that the problems causing self -harm due to a sense of failure due to lack of realistic goals were an increasing concern. Relationship problems, academic stress and family conflict also contribute to the crisis.

(People with troubled or suicide thoughts may ask for consultancy by calling the suicide prevention line line number: Disha – 0471-2552056, 1056)