I've heard that Washington State has the highest depression and suicide rate.?

Question

Does anybody know if this is true? And if it is, is it from all the rain?

Thanks television.... I'm in Washington now and everyone keeps telling me the rain is really hard on people here. 90% of the people I know are on anti-depressants.

Ok ap_98037, no need to get mad, it was just a question,lol. I don't even know about Seattle, I haven't even been there yet. We're in the Tacoma area on the army base. I didn't say it was a fact and didn't even try to look it up cuz I knew I'd get an answer here. I've already been told that it rains more in some parts of Washington than others. So calm down, it's all good,lol.

mrs_herman452, a fellow chicagoan!! That's how I feel. The rain isn't that bad. But in Chicago, even if it snows, there's sun,lol.

millancad, I said 90% of the people I know, that wasn't overall number of the people in WA. You probably didn't catch that.

Answer 1

To answer your question and every other myth question for the uninformed about the evergreen state. The following states have the highest suicide rate top ten:


01 Nevada [M] (01)
02 Alaska [P] (02T)
03 Montana [M] (02T)
04 Wyoming [M] (05)
05 New Mexico [M] (04)
05 Idaho [M] (12)
07 South Dakota [WNC] (07)
08 Arizona [M] (08)
09 Oregon [P] (09)
10 Colorado [M] (06)
11 Oklahoma [WSC] (15)
12 Utah [M] (13)
13 West Virginia [SA] (10)
14 Florida [SA] (11)
15 Arkansas [WSC] (22)
16 Tennessee [ESC] (20T)
17 Missouri [WNC] (14)
18 Washington [P] (16)
19 Kentucky [ESC] (23T)
19 North Dakota [WNC] (28T)
21 Indiana [ENC] (23T)
21 Mississippi [ESC] (26T)
21 Vermont [NE] (39)
24 Kansas [WNC] (20T)
25 North Carolina [SA] (25T)
26 Louisiana [WSC] (27)
27 Georgia [SA] (30T)
27 Iowa [WNC] (38)
29 Delaware [SA] (18T)
29 Alabama [ESC] (28T)
31 Pennsylvania [MA] (30T)
32 New Hampshire [NE] (30T)
32 Hawaii [P] (40T)
34 South Carolina [SA] (18T)
35 Virginia [SA] (25T)
36 Wisconsin [ENC] (33T)
37 Maine [NE] (17)
38 Texas [WSC] (38)
39 Nebraska [WNC] (36T)
39 Californiat [P] (40T)
41 Michigan [ENC] (33T)
42 Maryland [SA] (43)
43 Minnesota [WNC] (42)
43 Ohio [ENC] (44)
45 Massachusetts [NE] (48)
46 Connecticut [NE] (46)
47 Illinois [ENC] (45)
47 New York [MA] (49T)
49 Rhode Island [NE] (47)
50 New Jersey [MA] (49T)
51 Washington, DC [SA] (51)
Caution: Annual fluctuations in state levels combined with often relatively small populations can make these data highly variable. The use of several years' data is preferable to conclusions based on single years alone. 24.5

Also Annual rainfall for major cities in U.S.

Boston MA 41.5%
Chicago, IL 36.3%
Houston TX 47.8 %
Miami, Fl 58.5 %
Seattle, Wa 36.1 %

Also the Seattle area according to mens health magazine in 06 was rated nations fittest city. Lets use our common sense if people are always depressed, they are not going to exercise. Seattle is also tops amongst american cities in people with bachelor's degrees ages 25 and up.

Ignorance is not bliss!!!!!

Answer 2

The 90% of people on antidepressants thing can't be true, because at least 1/3 of the population is kids. But I'm pretty sure that it does have the highest suicide rate in the US, at least of the big cities. The sun makes people happier, it's just how we're made. During the winter some people get SAD, it's a disorder. Seasonal Affective Disorder I think. If it's really bad, some ppl commit suicide. So yeah, Seattle makes people sad.

I like Seattle though. Of course, anything is better than Cinci.

Answer 3

Yea. The statistic were getting better over the merely right few many years. Dentist manage alot of "pressure" from sufferers, team, operating a company, relations, relationships ect. even as one among them receives uncontrolled they have a complicated time coping with it. they are often type a personality those who've to have administration of each and every thing. even as they cant administration something they crack! yet trust me it really is an exceedingly good career it calls for some flexibility and stability in all elements of your existence. by utilizing the way Dentist aren't any more the utmost on the suicide cost.

Answer 4

I could believe that, but it could also be false. Washington is seperated by a huge mountain range (cant think of the name right now, lol) and it doesnt rain all the time in all parts of the state. I lived in Spokane for 6 years, its on the opposite side of the mountains from Seattle. We got very average rainfall there, about as much as we get where I now live (Green Bay, WI). So, half of the state doesnt get as much rainfall as Seattle and the other towns on the same side, so if the statement is true, it cant all be due to the rain.....

Answer 5

Yea. The statistic were getting greater over the final few many years. Dentist manage alot of "strain" from sufferers, employees, walking a trade, loved ones, relationships ect. When one in all them will get out of manage they have got a difficult time dealing with it. They are more often than not Type A persona humans who have got to have manage of the whole lot. When they cant manage anything they crack! But feel me this is a excellent career it calls for a few flexibility and steadiness in all places of your lifestyles. By the best way Dentist don't seem to be the maximum at the suicide price.

Answer 6

I lived in Seattle for a year, and at first the rain was ok, I liked rain, then about after a week, I was so mad I just wanted to go back to Chicago. It doesn't rain everyday, its just that there is hardly any sunny days, there are some, but not many!

Answer 7

Yea. The statistic were getting higher over the last few decades. Dentist take care of alot of "stress" from sufferers, employees, jogging a business, family, relationships ect. When one in every of them will get out of control they've a rough time coping with it. They are ordinarily variety A persona folks who ought to have manage of the whole thing. When they cant manage something they crack! However consider me it is a pleasant profession it requires some flexibility and steadiness in all areas of your existence. By the way Dentist are not the easiest on the suicide cost.

Answer 8

Yes, and it isn't as much from the rain as the gloomy overcast days that can go on and on and on. There is even a bridge in Seattle that is nicknamed the suicide bridge.

Answer 9

Oh trust me, after I moved to Seattle, I went to Las Vegas for a while. What I wouldn't have given to have gone back.

Answer 10

Your probably right. Can you imagine the stress of some of the peoples jobs??? Then you know they need counseling and they say Doctors have the highest rate of suicides..