While Christmastime is the season to be jolly, many people plunge into depression, too, during the holidays, experts claim.
As the song goes, Christmastime is the most wonderful time of the year. However, according to experts, many people also become depressed during the season, a condition otherwise known as Holidays Blues. In fact, according to a report of the Murfreesboro, Tennessee police, an 18-year-old boy almost had planned of not only killing himself last week but also admitted to have intended committing mass shootings, too.
Reportedly, the unnamed boy tried to killed himself with the use of an extension cord and later admitted to the police that he had thought of killing people randomly using a .22 rifle, similar to the Las Vegas mass shooting incident last October, which is considered to be the worst case of mass shooting incident in the USA.
While it remains unclear how the police averted the boy’s suicide attempt, the would-have-been suicide victim was brought to St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital for help.
“Every life is valuable, so we would rather spend our time helping someone get help than having to notify a family member of the loss of a loved one,” said Murfreesboro police assistant spokesperson Ofc. Amy Norville.
Although there is no denying that some of the fondest memories people have to happen during the holidays, they are also causing a great deal of stress to many people. According to reports, 64 percent of people confess that their mental stress…
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