Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, “to kill oneself”) is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, the cause of which is frequently attributed to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Stress factors such as financial difficulties […]
Nepal: Oligarchic politics drowns people in profound despair
April 10 is the fifth anniversary of the historical Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in Nepal. The elected CA failed to draft a new constitution nationally agreed upon as a tool to manage the 10-year Maoist insurgency that had confined the deep-rooted ruling elites and its state apparatuses to its Kathmandu premises. Following a royal coup […]
Dealing With Despair And Discouragement
As true Christians, following the teachings of Jesus Christ, we are called by God to serve without reservation or hesitation, at his will, applying all that God provides. In MARK: 10: 45, Jesus reminds; “For even the Son of man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life […]
Lonliness, Despair, Anguish, Rejection And God
I am certain that as a child, especially as a child raised in a Christian home and environment, even as an adult, whether Christian, or learning to be Christian, the thought has crossed your mind at least once, and maybe more than once, since God is love, pure love, and since God is spiritual […]
Bihar flood: Hope in the midst of despair
Who says one can’t get a decent shave in a relief camp? Four days after he fled the floods, Shankar Thakur picked up the razor, fed up being just a victim at the Janki nagar camp in Purnea. Now he’s doing what he knows best, surviving. “I was wondering what could I do. I decided […]
Global: The Price of Food, the Cost of Despair
– by John Liebhardt The crisis of skyrocketing food prices is affecting all economic groups in every corner of the world. Every day, it seems, high-priced food sends another country lurching through some crisis: demonstrations, riots, rumors of hoarding, falling governments, even deaths. Global Voices is well positioned to follow the nuances of this complex issue […]
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