Answer to 카지노 쿠폰 Korea’s crisis
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Answer to 카지노 쿠폰 Korea’s crisis lies in social 카지노 쿠폰
"I’ve decided not to have 카지노 쿠폰. I love 카지노 쿠폰, but I can’t bear the thought of bringing one into a world where they would have to endure the same relentless struggles I have faced. The pressure, the competition, the exhaustion — it’s too much."
This was the confession of a female patient, a marketing executive, who had recently married. She had worked diligently after graduating from college, earning recognition in her workplace. Yet, having grown up in an environment of relentless competition — driven by academic pressure, workplace demands and societal expectations — she had struggled with burnout and panic disorder.
Therapy helped her regain stability, and she eventually decided to marry. However, she could not bring herself to have children. She could already foresee the suffocating competition and 카지노 쿠폰 that awaited them. In her dreams, she sometimes sees herself raising a beloved child, but waking up to reality, she feels only guilt and fear at the thought of bringing them into such a harsh world. It is not a lack of maternal instinct but rather an overwhelming love and concern for the child that fuels her apprehension.
In 2025, 카지노 쿠폰 Korea’s population stands at 51,684,564, according to recent government demographic projections. The total fertility rate in 2024 was 0.75, with only 238,343 births in a year — a slight increase from 0.72 in 2023, yet still the lowest in the world. If this trend continues, 카지노 쿠폰 Korea faces inevitable demographic collapse.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, death — particularly suicide — presents an even more alarming crisis. In 2024, an estimated 14,439 people took their own lives, with a suicide rate of 28.3 per 100,000 people. This figure is more than double the OECD average of 10.7. For every 100 children born, more than six lives are lost to suicide among the existing population — an alarming contrast that underscores the severity of 카지노 쿠폰 Korea’s demographic crisis.
The primary causes of suicide include depression, substance abuse, chronic illness, economic hardship, emotional di카지노 쿠폰 and accumulated 카지노 쿠폰 and trauma. When life becomes unbearable, when there seems to be no hope or support, and when one becomes isolated, thoughts of suicide emerge.
The increasing suicide rates among the elderly, young adults and now even teenagers are heartbreaking. In a society overwhelmed by stress, how can people dare to dream of happiness and bring new life into the world?
Unmanageable stress is a key factor driving both the high suicide rate and the declining birth rate. Studies show that South Koreans experience some of the highest levels of workplace stress among OECD countries, and a 2023 survey by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs found that over 70 percent of young adults cited economic instability, high housing costs and job insecurity as key reasons for delaying or forgoing marriage and parenthood. Chronic stress biologically disrupts ovulation, reduces sperm motility and diminishes sexual desire.
Socially, the burdens of precarious working conditions, exorbitant housing costs, and overwhelming childcare responsibilities deter young people from marriage and parenthood. Last year, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on parental mental health and well-being, warning that parenting 카지노 쿠폰 is an urgent public health issue.
Similarly, in 카지노 쿠폰 Korea, experts have raised alarms about the increasing mental health burden on parents, with reports highlighting how long working hours, economic instability and societal expectations contribute to parental stress and declining birth rates.
Many parents in 카지노 쿠폰 Korea openly express that the stress of raising children is overwhelming, even describing it as unbearable and pushing them to their limits. When raising children becomes too great a burden for parents, birth rates inevitably decline. 카지노 쿠폰 Korea’s pro-natalist policies primarily focus on financial support, but economic concerns are only one piece of the puzzle. The fundamental issue lies in reducing the overall level of stress in society.
If we truly aim to raise the birth rate, what measures are in place for the well-being of children? Are children in 카지노 쿠폰 Korea currently living happy lives? We already know what contributes to a child’s happiness: secure attachment with parents, enjoyable play and autonomous activities, immersion in meaningful goals, close friendships and the development of an optimistic mindset. Nowhere in this list do we find excessive academic pressure or compulsive demands for success.
Birth and suicide are not mere numbers; they are reflections of a society’s ability to sustain life and nurture well-being. The intersection of these two crises reveals the urgent need for systemic change in how 카지노 쿠폰 Korea addresses social stress, mental health and overall quality of life.
Unless South Korea becomes a nation where people want to have children and where children want to grow up, the vicious cycle of the lowest birth rate and highest suicide rate will persist. The stress and suffering experienced by today’s generation will inevitably be passed on to future children.
If 카지노 쿠폰 Korea fails to address the social stress rooted in material obsession, polarization, division, hatred and stigma, all efforts to raise the birth rate will remain superficial, merely playing a numbers game. A holistic approach is needed — one that includes mental health support, work-life balance policies, affordable housing and educational reforms to alleviate the pressures that discourage family formation.
Having children is not just a personal decision — it is an answer to the question: "Can a child be happy in this society?" If the answer remains uncertain, then we must urgently rethink our priorities and build a society where the well-being of future generations is truly valued. The birth 카지노 쿠폰 and suicide 카지노 쿠폰 demand more than statistical analysis; they require us to deeply reflect on the meaning of life and happiness itself.
Chung Chan-seung
Chung Chan-seung, a psychiatrist, serves as director of the social responsibility committee of the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association. The views expressed here are his own. -- Ed.
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