Dongguan: 400 commit suicide in 5 months

Dongguan: 400 commit suicide in 5 months
Sep 18, 2007 03:43
FRANKENSTEIN Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	According to Xinhua news, the authoritative statistics shows that 400 commited suicide in 5 months (from April to Sep 10th) in Dongguan City, South China's Guangdong Province. Among the suicide cases, about 70% are migrating workers who came to Dongguan to seek a better life. Obviously, the great pressure is main factor to drive these migrating workers towards suicide. Dongguan like Shenzhen is a city with a large population of migrating workers. For these poor migrating farmers, Guangdong is a land of opportunity. However, the low income frustrated the migrating workers. Disillusioned with the " Cantonese Dream", many migrating workers walked on a wrong road. Other factors leading to the mounting suicide include the trouble in personal feeling and love, as well as the gloomy mentality. When they feel frustrated with life and love, they couldn't find some one to confess their trouble and pangs of life. Meanwhile, Dongguan is a city of fierce competitiveness, highlighting the importance of money and wealth. In such an environment, many migrating workers feel unsupported and alienated. The psychology becomes fragile, and so does life. LIfe is hard. You have to learn to be brave. Be aware: Life is the most valuable. Cherish it!

Sep 18, 2007 03:43

FRANKENSTEIN
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According to Xinhua news, the authoritative statistics shows that 400 commited suicide in 5 months (from April to Sep 10th) in Dongguan City, South China's Guangdong Province. Among the suicide cases, about 70% are migrating workers who came to Dongguan to seek a better life.

Obviously, the great pressure is main factor to drive these migrating workers towards suicide. Dongguan like Shenzhen is a city with a large population of migrating workers. For these poor migrating farmers, Guangdong is a land of opportunity. However, the low income frustrated the migrating workers. Disillusioned with the " Cantonese Dream", many migrating workers walked on a wrong road.

Other factors leading to the mounting suicide include the trouble in personal feeling and love, as well as the gloomy mentality. When they feel frustrated with life and love, they couldn't find some one to confess their trouble and pangs of life.

Meanwhile, Dongguan is a city of fierce competitiveness, highlighting the importance of money and wealth. In such an environment, many migrating workers feel unsupported and alienated. The psychology becomes fragile, and so does life.

LIfe is hard. You have to learn to be brave. Be aware: Life is the most valuable. Cherish it!

Sep 18, 2007 07:15	#1
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	That's very sad news, I understand why people do it, I have attempted to take my own life 3 times over the years, thanfully I failed.

Sep 18, 2007 15:53	#2
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	Alan, a profound post. More people suffer these thought than care to admit. I have in very dark moment thought about it. Glad that you are still with us though. Dodger

Sep 18, 2007 20:24	#3
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Don't you think that those who commit suicide are cowards?? They are not brave enough to face the real life.

Sep 19, 2007 01:21	#4
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	Thanks Dodger, in my case I was quite drunk when I made my attempts and didn't really know what I was doing, I have since thought to myself what on earth was I doing? I have enjoyed so much happiness ( and sadness ) since, last week my niece gave birth to a baby girl making me a great uncle for the second time.

Sep 19, 2007 06:55	#5
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	BBQQ, no one can judge someone else in this situation. They cry for help but no one hears. Dodger.

Sep 19, 2007 08:32	#6
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	Exactly right Dodger.

Sep 19, 2007 18:34	#7
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	I believe suicide is contagious. I never had such thoughts until my ex-wife tried to kill herself. It made suicide an option in my mind. Years ago I lost my job as a news broadcaster for refusing to do an elaborate story on the suicide of a prominent politician; I simply reported that the man killed himself - no more. I was fired.

Sep 20, 2007 00:29	#8
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	That must have been tough Griz, I have total respect for you for doing that.

Sep 20, 2007 01:08

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So sorry to hear this tragic news.

"Dongguan is a city of fierce competitiveness, highlighting the importance of money and wealth. In such an environment, many migrating workers feel unsupported and alienated. The psychology becomes fragile, and so does life."

Frank, I utterly agree with you on this piont. According to the Maslow's Hierarchy of Need, the need of recognition and belonging is very important in lives. That is to say, we all want to be recognized and accepted by people around us. We have the psychological need of belonging to a certain group or community. Living in a strange environment, many migrating workers lack the sense of belonging. Their psychology become very fragile. They became vunerable to the suicidal depression.

Sep 21, 2007 06:06

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This subject is closer to many people than care to admit .
It is not weakness that leads them to this exit but inner pain and desperation. Many farmers, in Oz, becauce of the drought have taken their lives. Farmers that that have been held in the same family for 200 years.
They had felt a huge loss of face.
I cry for them all.For there, but for the support and love of my friend I could have been one.
Dodger

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