Do you consider killing yourself selfish?

Answer 1

The ultimate act of selfishness.

Answer 2

Akk all of you calling people selfish and cowards make me sick. When someone commits suicide its because their pain is beyond what they can deal with, they hurt as much as they possibly can and while they don't want to do it, it is quite literally the only thing they have left to do. They stuck around when no one would help them, that's when they were thinking about you, but suicide becomes "me time" when your done hanging on for the sake of other people and need to stop hurting. Maybe if you people would loose the contempt you seem to have for people that commit the act and try a little more actively to help them before hand, some of it could be avoided. But with extensive experience in trying to get suicide help from Christians, I know that's mostly a futile request.

Answer 3

I know its a cliche', but I think of it as a permanent solution to a temporary problem. If you live long enough, it becomes evident that very, very few problems are so bad that its worth killing yourself over. You'll also learn that you just never know what's going to happen in the future. I am constantly surprised by unexpected turns of events. So, except with very few possible exceptions, yes, it is very selfish, and stupid. There is almost always someone left behind to grieve.

Answer 4

very. Just think of all the people wondering "what could I have done". "why" and all the other questions people think. I have known 2 people in the last two years that have killed themselves, and it is very selfish. One left 3 kids and a wife. Nothing is too great for you to handle. You will come out of this time and nothing is worth losing your life over. Ask for help. There is no shame in that.

Answer 5

Yes, very much so. The person who does this to themselves is completely absorbed with the way they feel...ignoring the feelings of others. While this seems "selfish", I think this may be just part of a huge other problem that is not being addressed:depression, and other illnesses. When my mom did this to me repeatedly (attempted suicide), I could not understand how a woman could completely disreguard her children and want to take her own life. I still do not understand. My Uncle killed himself 1 yr. ago. Nicest guy you would ever meet. I can only assume he was completely overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness.

Answer 6

A good friend just took his life. I think it is very sad that someone feels that sad about themselves - that they don't want to live any more. I just can't believe it.... Before this happened, I would say that it is a selfish act. But now, in retrospect, mental illness is very serious and we should not make light of it. Depression is a disease, and it can kill you...Some people are so sick that it drives them to do this. So no, I don't think that it is a selfish act if one has mental illness.... Again, very sad.....PRIZE.

Answer 7

I cant speak for others, but for myself, if I were to consider suicide, I would have to think of how it would affect those left behind, especially immediate family. People can't help blaming themselves, so even if I left a note saying "It wasn't your fault..." there would be so much pain that would be hard to resolve. In particular, since I have a child, I would really have to be desperate to feel I could willingly leave her in such a way, to deal with the loss of a parent who killed himself. So, for me, it would be a selfish choice.

Answer 8

it is selfish - when an individual commits suicide, he is doing what He wants to do, not what anyone else wants him to do... when an individual does what he wants instead of what others want, he is acting selfishly (and there is nothing wrong, at all, with acting selfishly).

Also, suicide is not cowardly. It's not an easy thing to do. It's not an easy choice to make, and it is even harder to carry out the act. Cowardly means taking the easy way out, but for most depressed people it is easier to just go on feeling depressed than to end it once and for all.

With all that said, I do not recommend suicide. Life is what you make of it, and just about anyone can make it into something they enjoy with some effort.

If you are considering suicide, please talk to people. Please talk to a suicide hotline. Please talk to as many people as you can, maybe someone will say something that helps you in some way. I think if you are going to do something as final as suicide, you don't have much to lose to go around and talk to a bunch of people about it. Sometimes talking to people can really change how you feel. Since it is a choice you can't reverse, you should be very careful making that choice, and should be absolutely certain you've talked to everyone who might make a difference, and be absolutely certain that you're making the correct choice. Contact me if you are still thinking about suicide. Thanks, hope this helps.


PS about 911 hijackers who committed suicide. The US media portrays them as cowards. They were not cowards. Do you have any idea how big your balls have to be to, with 3 other guys, take over a plane with over 100 people aboard with just box cuttes? Think about that! Wouldn't you be a little worried that maybe 20 of those people (or about 10% of the people on the plane) might come beat the crap out of you and throw you out of the plane? It took some guts just to do that.

It also took guts to purposefully fly the airplanes into things. If a US soldier fighting in Iraq is hunkered down in a foxhole, saying his final prayers because he is alone and there are 20 armed and angry Iraqis nearby shooting at him, our media would say he was brave and courageous if he started firing his machine gun at the enemy, trying to do as much damage as he could to the enemy before he died. Of course this is exactly the same thing the 911 hijackers were doing (damaging their enemy - the USA). For less than 20 men to kill ~3,000 of their enemies, and to do hundreds of billions of dollars worth of damage is just incredible. From their viewpoint, the people they killed weren't innocent - the victims of 911 paid plenty in taxes which funded the US war machine. There is an old saying, "all's fair in love and war" which is essentially true, but there are always those on both sides who cry about the other side not playing fair.

Anyway, as per my statements above, suicide is a courageous and selfish act, and it was in the case of the 911 hijackers, also. I am not saying what they did was right. I'm not saying suicide is right, either. You see, to steal something takes courage (and selfishness). You can't rob a bank without courage. You can't do many things (whether they are good or bad) without courage. And just because you are courageous in an act, doesn't mean that act is right or good. It's not really necessary to call 911 hijackers cowards - they weren't cowards - it's not necessary to deceive ourselves about that.

Answer 9

I used to. However, my stepbrother committed suicide and it gave me a totally different perspective. He didn't do it out of selfishness. His mind was not in a place where he was thinking just about himself--he felt like a failure to all who knew him and didn't want to further be an embarrassment, etc.. So, yes, it's a selfish thing to do on one hand (wanting to be put out of your own pain), but on the other it is so not up to us to judge another's motives. We never know what is going on within another person to lead them to this.

Answer 10

Why do you ask? No, I don't think suicide are selfish act. It is a desperate act.

There aren't too many things that can't be solved, remedied, worked around, cured, fixed, and otherwise made easier. I prefer to find the fix rather than give up.

Yes, I did have my share of challenges.