a thought about suicide

[Lumberg]

For you, perhaps. For whatever/whoever tries to end my life though, a lot of competition. The man to fear, is the man who has nothing to lose.

I mean competition for success in the world. Let's say you and I are competing for the same job. I will have more energy to devote to excelling at my tasks because I have chamically enhanced my mind.

 

[big_bad_buff]

We spend our whole lives trying to stop death. Eating, sleeping, inventing, fighting, even killing. But what do we know about death? Just that no one comes back.

There comes a time, a point, a moment in life, when your mind out lives it’s desires, its obsessions and habits…….maybe death is a gift!

 

[Robert Jan]

There are people, who are never happy. They never feel good about the day and their life and themselves. They feel ugly and useless. And well, they usually are.

Yet they just keep on living. they just sit there in their house, hardly come out, and they just keep going. but for who? Not for me. not for themselves....

I think many depressed people, are like a dying horse in the desert, desperately waiting for that strong cowboy, to just aim his pistol and end them.
If nobody else will, I'm willing to be this man.

So do I enjoy that?

Yes.

 

[SoKlueles]

Well from my point of view, it sucks.I agree, suicide isnt a cowardly way out...but you know? It is a selfish act and it hurts the ones around you. My uncle killed himself a little over 3 weeks ago and the family has went thru the ideas that maybe someone did it, because Scott would have NEVER committed suicide. My mother has even talked to the sheriff of our county and he said that is what alot of families do when somethng like this happen. They cant believe that their brother/sister /daughter/son would ever do that. He left 2 boys when he did it. They will never see him grow old. He will never see his grandkids, he wont see them graduate highschool. He will miss all this because he was selfish and couldnt take the pressure of life...
Suicide sucks, and it hurts everyone around you and they always ask themselves, is there something that i could have done? Fact is, no there isnt. People that commit suicide are selfish.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

People that commit suicide are selfish.

more or less selfish than the people who wish to hold them to a life that they do not want, merely to stave off their own grief?

 

[c-sharp minor]

Well from my point of view, it sucks.I agree, suicide isnt a cowardly way out...but you know? It is a selfish act and it hurts the ones around you. My uncle killed himself a little over 3 weeks ago and the family has went thru the ideas that maybe someone did it, because Scott would have NEVER committed suicide. My mother has even talked to the sheriff of our county and he said that is what alot of families do when somethng like this happen. They cant believe that their brother/sister /daughter/son would ever do that. He left 2 boys when he did it. They will never see him grow old. He will never see his grandkids, he wont see them graduate highschool. He will miss all this because he was selfish and couldnt take the pressure of life...
Suicide sucks, and it hurts everyone around you and they always ask themselves, is there something that i could have done? Fact is, no there isnt. People that commit suicide are selfish.

No.

People who commit suicide( the majority,at least) are mentally ill, not selfish.

In some cases, their deluded minds actually believe they are doing their loved ones a favor.

The lack of understanding of mental illness is frightening. It is, in part, the reason many die without receiving treatment.

 

[SoKlueles]

Your right, because my uncle, if he had been in his right mind, would not have done that. He loved his kids and of course he would have NEVER done it so that his 15 year old son would have walked in on him....he was under some heavy pressure....he would have not done that to himself or his family if he had been in his right mind.

 

[avenirup]

There are people, who are never happy. They never feel good about the day and their life and themselves. They feel ugly and useless. And well, they usually are.

Yet they just keep on living. they just sit there in their house, hardly come out, and they just keep going. but for who? Not for me. not for themselves....

I think many depressed people, are like a dying horse in the desert, desperately waiting for that strong cowboy, to just aim his pistol and end them.
If nobody else will, I'm willing to be this man.

So do I enjoy that?

Yes.

Possibly the most useless, unthoughtful post ever at EF..good job....

 

[c-sharp minor]

Your right, because my uncle, if he had been in his right mind, would not have done that. He loved his kids and of course he would have NEVER done it so that his 15 year old son would have walked in on him....he was under some heavy pressure....he would have not done that to himself or his family if he had been in his right mind.

I've been forced to learn what I can about mental illness throughout the past 7 years due to my g/f's depression/suicidal tendencies.

Truth be told. When she had previously attempted suicide. I, in my naievte, believed every attempt was no more than an attention getting ploy.

Turns out, I was wrong.

This little situation has made me seek even more information regarding the suicidal mind.

Again, I have acquired more knowledge on this subject than some medical professionals I have come into contact with, and even some grief counsellors.

A word of advice Soklueless: Depression/suicidal tendencies tends to be genetic, and therefore your Uncle's mental illness could have been passed onto his children. The rate of suicides among survivors of suicide is quite high, relatively speaking. I would seriously recommend counselling. At the very least.

 

[SoKlueles]

Possibly the most useless, unthoughtful post ever at EF..good job....

totally agree....