As a counselling psychologist, I often listen to harrowing stories. Three young girls aged 16 to 18 have confessed in the past month about their desire to commit suicide for different reasons. But underneath the surface difference in reasons is a depressing sameness. And these were just three who found the space and courage to seek help. There are many others who at this moment are either contemplating, trying, or have ‘successfully’ ended their lives. And many others are regularly engaging in self-injury by cutting or starving themselves. These girls come from middle-class homes. They are. . .
