Why did South Korea become a "suicide power"?

There are four reasons why South Korea will become a "suicide power".

1, high working pressure

It took Korea less than a generation to develop from an agricultural society into a highly competitive high-tech society. The rapid modernization of society has doubled the pressure faced by Koreans. Since the Asian financial crisis in the 1990s, many Koreans have lost the sense of security that they used to take for granted, and people have to bear the pressure of progress in work and study. In 2005, South Korea witnessed the first demonstration of middle school students. Hundreds of high school students gathered in the center of Seoul, sounding "We are not learning machines". And expressed condolences to 15 students who committed suicide because of unbearable learning burden.

2. Family life is not harmonious

At the same time of social development, the traditional "spiritual pillar" of Koreans such as family is collapsing, and the divorce rate is increasing year by year. According to the survey, divorce is the first cause of suicide among people aged 30-40. A large number of elderly suicides are also an important reason for the high suicide rate in South Korea. Filial piety has always been the top priority in Korea, but in recent years, with the change of lifestyle, more and more small families have emerged. Old people have to live alone. They have high hopes for their children, but now they have no support and no pension to gain economic independence. The resulting sense of fatigue and loneliness can easily turn into depression in old age and eventually choose to commit suicide. In the 20-30 age group, suicide is the main cause of death. This is mainly due to the economic recession, which makes it difficult for them to find jobs or lose their jobs many times, thus falling into poverty. Some people gamble because of despair, which leads to serious overdraft of credit cards and family disintegration.

3. The psychological defense line is very fragile

Koreans always use the word passion when summing up their national characteristics, but at the same time, Koreans are lonely and fragile inside. This fragility is not only reflected in Korean artists, but also in Korean people. There are 3.75 million people with depression in Korea, accounting for 7.5% of the total population. Public opinion has repeatedly called for strengthening citizen psychotherapy to prevent the spread of suicide. In South Korea, spring is the high incidence season of suicide. Experts say that one possibility is that winter has passed, everything has revived, trees have turned green and flowers are in full bloom. Compared with the bustling world outside, people with suicidal tendencies will feel more lonely and dark inside, which makes them unbearable and their desire to commit suicide becomes particularly strong.

4. The Internet has become an "accomplice"

There are suicide websites in South Korea, and Korean sociologists have warned that the internet is becoming an "accomplice" for Koreans to commit suicide. South Korea is also one of the countries with the widest Internet broadband service in the world. In South Korea, several suicide websites have been operating in secret in recent years, and the internet has become a "deadly tool" to help suicidal tendencies and exchange suicide methods.