Does suicide sound like an irrational concept to you?

Question

i get depressed, but never suicidal, the whole thing seems like madness.
it's like sending a final big F-U to your friends and loved ones, and it will leave an emotional scar in their subconcious for the rest of their lives.

Answer 1

Suicide is an ordinary, but largely outmoded, biological response to feelings of worthlessness which can be brought about through many different disorders and circumstances. In the primitive human world suicide might have served the useful purpose of removing certain individuals from the community gene pool in order to make for a stronger human population.

What seems madness to me is that someone might still have to face difficult situations without feeling like they had any friends or loved ones to whom they may turn for help. We should all be way past that point I would hope.

WK

Answer 2

I have only read a few posts, but I am going to venture out and give a different answer. As a clinician (Master's of Social Worker), and in my clinical opinion I think suicide can be both a rational and irrational concept.

The rational side we'll start with. I debate it this way, some people want to choose how they will die. What's wrong with being in control of your death? Some people do not want to die of dementia, life threatening illness, etc. And they choose how and when they will pass into the after-life. The highest rate of suicide is attributed to the white, aging male. They have the highest rate of suicidal ideation and successful suicides. There are a lot of reasons that explain that, it is my opinion that is a loss of personal identity (work... mostly, with such emphasis based on income, self-sufficientness, etc.), and men cannot handle that.

Irrational because I think that some people utilize suicide because they believe it is their ONLY solution. Usually, there is more than one absolute answer to life's issues or stressors.

Answer 3

I think about it on a daily basis if you want the truth. It is NOT a cowards way out; it is actually very brave in its own right. Have you ever sat there with a gun to your head and finger on the trigger? These people know that once they pull their finger back, thats it. No more hurting. But also no more happiness, The last time you seen your loved ones is probably going to be the memory of you that stands out the most for them, whether it was pleasant or not. No more seeing your favorite show, eating your favorite food, all the little things like this come to mind. These people do not even want to die, they are just in so much misery for one reason or another,that being dead would be a blessing. And no body understands and probably doesnt even try to understand. It is estimated that someone commits suicide every 30 seconds in this world. Maybe people wouldnt go to such drastic measures if more people made an effort to show any kind of compassion & lend an ear to the people who are screaming on the inside.

Answer 4

Not an irrational concept .. but a cop out, and a cowards reaction.

Life is difficult, for some more than others. We can either strive to improve it, put up with it, or give up completely. When you give up, you (in a general sense, not you specifically!!) show the extreme insensitivity to anyone who cares about you, and you disrespect the people who gave you life and struggled to support you (your parents).

In solving their own problem, the suicide creates problems for everyone else. No problem is big enough that can't be solved, and suicide is never a solution.

Answer 5

Suicide is not an answer, you just come back to heal that which you have not resolved and at a more intense level. Be concerned with you and your well being. Seek out professional counselling. The karma really sucks too.The trauma stems from childhood and these issues are there for everyone most people do not want to look at their stuff you are being presented with this to heal now so you can assist others later in your life with the same issues. Look at what you are eating as this affects you mood. Spend more time outside in nature and away from video games and TV as these are toxins to the mind and body on many different levels. Be aware your thoughts , actions and words as we create our reality by that which we believe about ourselves. Spend some time in the mirror and say" I love you" even if your do not mean it it will come to the sub-conscious that you do love you. Also state "I forgive you" do this as often as you can. When not by a mirror keep saying I love and forgive me to yourself.

Answer 6

Most of the time yes, but at this point of time in my life and depending on
the time of day and what I'm thinking I feel its a rational choice at times. I mean I've already thought it all through.
I feel a lot of shame in how my life has worked out. I feel like I've seen it all almost as though I was an old man and I'm only 29.
I disagree w/ that assment that cowards commit suicide.
Sometimes it is a noble thing to do, I plan on never being a burden to anyone but I could not do that to my Mother.
For the record I plan on living.

Answer 7

Suicide is irrational. Whether you feel you are doing it to end all your depression or problems or to punish people who have done you wrong (yeah, people do commit suicide for revenge), the irrational thought is that somehow you are going to know that your depression is gone, your problems solved, those you wanted to hurt suffering. You are not...you will be dead, gone, feel nothing, know nothing.

Yeah, I am going to go to sleep and when I wake up everything is going to be fixed and I will feel great. Nope, you are NOT waking up, not tomorrow or ever again.

For those who love you, things are never going to be right again and they ARE going to wake up...every morning and every morning they are going to remember that you are gone.

I know I speak harshly on this subject, but I am a suicide survivor and I work in the mental health field now. I want the message to get across because I know I thought irrationally that somehow suicide was going to fix everything and I would somehow know. Suicide is death, as dead as a cancer ridden body, as dead as someone killing you in a car wreck. Its gone, its no more....there is not more YOU here on earth to know anything.

Answer 8

It is totally irrational. Suicide is never the answer. Suicide means you are selfish and all you care about is yourself because there are probably many people out there who love and care for you and you are leaving them. You are leaving them because you want to get out of your own pain, and that is selfish. It's also stupid. There are tons of ways you can fix your problem.

Answer 9

suicide is not the answer you need to remember suicide is final it doesn't matter how bad you want to hurt your friends and family but its a final thing. you cant be here to be a pain in the *** for them. if you know you are depressed and your already on meds for it they may not be working and you'll need to go back to Dr. to get them changed. but SUICIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER. God never gives us more then we can handle and this very well may be a test of your strengh. so i would go to Dr. and i would pray for help. he will answer you.

Answer 10

People who want to commit suicide are people who have nobody to turn to. They don't necessarily want to die but they feel hopeless and can't bear going on living the rest of their lives the same way. They are not cowards and they are not just looking for attention.