Will lifting the sheltering restrictions stop the suicides?

Many people are attacking the sheltering restrictions imposed by our government leaders. They claim that allowing people to come and go as they please will make things "right" again, but will it? I agree that initially allowing people to be "out and busy" and business to begin recovering will be a great help to the economy and to people's morale. It will help small businesses to not "go under" and people to be employed again.  Though the situation with the Covid-19 is still dangerous to those of us with poor health, mainly us older people, I accept that those who are younger and struggling to make a living need the economy to restart. I appreciate all the people who have been willing to give up their social and economic activities mainly to protect us "older folks", but now it is time to allow them to continue their lives. 

What I do question is whether returning "to normal" will end the increasing rate of suicides.  During the Great Depression, when unemployment was severe, the suicide rate rose to an alarming rate of 15% per 100,000 and at the worst point to 18% per 100,000 and then dropped with the beginning of WWII. What is more disturbing is that the rate of suicides has been rising ever since. In 2018, a "Banner Year" for the economy, the rate was 14.8% per 100,000 people; nearly up to the rate during the Great Depression. What I have been wondering is, if our suicide rate has been increasing even during times of prosperity, then what is the real reason for all these people wanting to end their lives? 

A couple of days ago, while I was listening to a CD to determine whether I wanted to keep it, I think I found part of the reason for such despair. I was shocked at all the hopelessness expressed in the lyrics. Since I've generally just listened to upbeat instrumental music, I wasn't aware that music had become so negative. There was a strong message that happiness was unrealistic and that people are alone and powerless. Scary! Listening to it is like being brainwashed. 

I also thought about all the negative movies and posts that people view daily. Drop by drop they allow poison to consume their soul until they have little strength left. Often they keep going despite their feelings of hopelessness by using "busyness" to distract themselves, by having unjustifiable confidence in man's ability to handle anything, and by numbing their mind and heart through the use of drugs and violent and depressing music and videos. Yes, they keep going -- until the day comes when there is some disaster, either personal such as cancer, or in the world such as our present pandemic, then their "house built upon the sand" is swept away, leaving them with nothing but hopelessness.

Our Savior warned us of these times. He told us that if we follow His advice on how to live, that we can "weather all the storms of life" and our house will still stand, because it is built upon Him and His teachings. 

The Wise Man and the Foolish Man music video

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2017-01-110-the-wise-man-and-the-foolish-man?lang=eng

Matthew 7

24 ¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.