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Knowing I don't know anything about pain, might involve experiencing some pain. But as for knowing about death, what does that have to do with experiencing pain? |
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I have a personality disorder, yet I still have friends, because I know how to overcome. It's people who don't make an effort to, because they're all sad that let it get to them. It's not hard.
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It's not that easy for them, UnkownMan. Potentials suicides don't have mental "strength" to brace themselves and even try to keep on living. They're so destroyed that they just can't get up. So, telling them to "get a minimum wage job" or friends is useless.
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Onto the topic of suicide - I want to stem off of Marcus' question here: Quote:
When a situation like this happens, I find it very difficult to believe that those who commit suicide can actually talk to someone, otherwise they probably would not proceed with the action in the first place. If there was a shoulder for a person to seriously and legitimately cry on, they would probably take it. It is also the very same reason why those who are typically "close" with the victim are in complete shock and agony because they never felt or sensed that they could commit such an action. It almost seems like the extreme pain within a person's mind is so much that a proper idea would be to physically (and permanently) eliminate yourself from everything else around you in an effort to stop anymore pain from entering your life. While this thought seamlessly fits into the definition of selfish, it's also logical at a basic level. Now, I personally don't condone suicide in any form, because it's almost always true - a person who is in such pain usually will have SOMEONE they can turn to; they just do not realize it. Quote:
EDIT: Darkshark pretty much summed it up the same way I did before I finished my post. |
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People always do the things they consider most satisfactory. If they're truly depressed or have no expectation of a happy life, they might consider this to be the best thing to do, as they probably see their pain as something absolutely pointless and not worth enduring. In other words: stupid reasons.
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I've contemplated suicide a few times, to be honest -- but in recent years, those thoughts have gone away as I've gained more friends, a girlfriend, a new life, an education, revisited hobbies, etc. Life is good again. During those dark times when I've felt alone and burdened, suicide felt like a VERY attractive, viable option. When you feel very alone in the world with nobody who can empathize with your way of thinking -- or when everything in your life seems to be out of your control and going downhill -- it can be very tempting to just put an end to your misery, especially if it's chronic. But the thing that kept me from ever doing it was the notion that pressures are often temporary. Whenever things get dark, they always get better later if you are willing to reach out and either get help or work to improve your situation in some way. |
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My aunt was severely addicted to narcotics and went through several rehab programs and none helped her. When she committed suicide she left a short note about how the drugs were going to kill her anyway. Drugs that are dangerously addictive can bring any strong minded person down to nothing. Once you've gone so far, you're literally left with nothing, no money, no friends, no one wants to be around you, you most likely never to get a job, no self confidence whatsoever. I know that things like drug addictions start with the foolish action to start but what I'm trying to say is that suicide is caused by more just depression and sadness. |
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Here's an argument:
I had friends, I had a home, had a mother who cared deeply and a sister who was always there for me. I mingled with the girl next door for about half a year until **** hits the fan and after a week or so of cutting I really felt that it really wasn't for me. But even with all those resources, I attempted suicide. Now I'm curious to see if anyone can figure out why. I was 13 at the time* |
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and here's my stance:
regardless of whether or not suicide is selfish, it is always acceptable/permissible, and our legislation should reflect that. in the end, there is only one person who has control over his own life, and that is himself. i think the implications of prohibiting suicide are frightening. you're essentially legislating "psychological harm" which is, at least for NOW, far too dubious and arbitrary to incorporate into law in such a manner. |
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Don't you at least think there should be as much prevention from suicide as possible? |
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you'd be surprised at how many people DON'T think it's stupid. It was only until the 90s that all US states annulled their laws concerning suicide... not to mention the entire religious population that has a strong stance on suicide.
I also certainly do NOT think it is impossible to think that you can legally prohibit a person from doing something to themselves - drug legislation? Anyway, of course I think suicide should be discouraged and proper counseling and psychiatric evaluation/care should be given to someone who is suicidal - but I'm not sure that it should be compulsory. It's a murky issue... I haven't given too much thought on the extent that compulsory prevention should play. |
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I agree - you're mostly preaching to the choir, because I don't think suicide legislation is at all sensible... I only wanted to make the point that many people do.
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I have been diagnosed with bipolar depression for almost two years now, of course I always had it.
To this day, almost every time I run out of my medicine, I think of suicide. I think that it would be a selfish thing to do. Who knows what I can accomplish in the future? To take my own life would be shutting doors in the face of people that possibly need me. Psychiatry is educated guess work. While you may have a prescription from your doctor, those specific pills or that specific dosage may not be the right one for you. Luckily it didn't take long for my doctor to figure out the right medications and dosages for me, and I feel much better when I take them. If you find yourself seeing a psychiatrist and are prescribed medicine that doesn't seem to work, don't give up. Just make sure your psychiatrist knows that you still feel depressed and they will likely try something different. On another note, would you consider martyr-ism or sacrifice a form of suicide? That is the only way I can see suicide as not being selfish, as in leaping in front of a bullet to save a friend or push a child out of the way of a speeding car. |
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She decided to commit duicide because she believed that there was no hope left, thinking it was pointless to keep trying. |
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