Do things really get that bad that they take their own lives?

Question

Suicide is a terrible thing. I really feel for these people and their families. I just saw on World News, that many people are suing Paxil because it causes suicidal thoughts and actions. Have you ever considered suicide? What stopped you?

Answer 1

I think people who are suicidal are very lonely, feeling hopeless and helpless. I wouldn't say its selfish although it may seem that way to the onlookers or people affected by someone committing suicide. On the contrary, it's very sad. A week ago in Toronto, a single mom held her 2-year old son in her arms and jumped off an overpass onto a very busy highway. I knew her (not personally) and to everyone, she was a happy person, but underneath, she was very depressed and very alone. Unfortunately, people are so busy with their own lives that they have tunnel vision and hardly ever REALLY notice what's going on around them, which I would say makes us the selfish ones. Sometimes people desperately need help but do not know how to go about asking for that much needed help. So, I think people on the whole should try to notice or look beyond the surface of what we mostly see, because there are always tell-tale signs, we just DO NOT TAKE THE TIME.... until it's too late.

Answer 2

I was on Paxil it didn't cause my suicidal thoughts. I was suicidal way before I was on them........My attempts were a way out of hell for me and to go to a better place where that place was I don't know. All I know is I wanted to die out of hell. People say it is selfish but you don't know how it feels when you are in that situation a hand full of pills a razor in your hand you just want out. The first time a friend found me and called 911 the second I thought of my brother who is dieing and stopped
I still have thoughts of it today but my loving child saves me

Answer 3

I think the Paxil thing is outrageous. To give depressed people a drug that causes suicidal thoughts is too much of a double whammy.

My thoughts of suicide are always cut short by that little person living in my head who says FOR GOD SAKE, WHO WOULD RAISE YOU CHILD, YOU IDIOT. Im totally serious. I have a huge fear that if I die (even for other reasons) my daughter will be totally lost in this world.
- I have seen what a mothers sucide can do to even nearly grown children, and its a guilt and abandonment that never leaves them.

Answer 4

Yes, I have considered suicide in the past. The thing that stopped me was my 3 beautiful children, who was I to leave them in this world without me? That is the ultimate selfishness. I am in a much better place now and will not ever consider suicide as an option again!

Answer 5

I always told myself that if I ever have thoughts of suicide I must take into consideration the people that are struggling to live in this world. Everyone has problems of one type or another. I've felt depressed at certain times in my life and simply struggled to climb out of it. Sometime stress or the holidays can do this to us. I also believe that sometimes a number of bad experiences can group themselves and sneak up on you all at once. This can cause tremendous pressure on a person and he needs to deal with it until he can find " a brighter day".

Answer 6

Suicide is an expression of anger...It came to me so many times before that life seemed to be unfair and i wanted to die..But the ambivalence to continue living or not always crossed my mind whenever I have these thoughts..Without somebody to lean on,I turned and prayed to God...He redeemed my lost spirit..Right then, I never consider suicide as a good outlet to catch attention and rescue..
I always encounter suicide cases (successful and unsuccessful ones) in my hospital, I pity those people..But we can never blame them or judge them..We could only listen to them attentively and be watchful for their acts cause they might do it again( for the unsuccessful ones)..Of course, we pray for them..

Answer 7

ofcourse i called it when ur nightmares come alive. like loosing ur whole family ending up in a foster home broke *** hell so u gotta stay there aint nobody there likes you then you ask your self why am i going through this what did i do to deserve this having thanks giving chrismas and u see everyone having a good time while ur broken heart it makes u wanna put one in ur head. and im talking about those foster kids that go through this every year whats the purpose u aint got nothing to loose. i didnt go through it that bad (thank god) but what stop me was seen people with cancer and other sickness geting up every day trying to squeese as much enjoyment of life n not qutting thats what makes not give up.

Answer 8

Just last night, I was on the phone trying to convince my friend not to jump off the bridge he was standing on. It was horrible, and I had to keep myself from crying so I could be strong for him. What I realized is that deep down, he really didn't want to do it. He just wants to know that someone out there cares about him. After literally 4 hours on the phone, he decided to go home.

Answer 9

I have never considered suicide. But i know somebody who comitted suicide. I guess he did it because felt there was no way out of his problems. Such thoughts come gradually. He needed somebody to confide in, to let out his frustrations but didn't find.

Answer 10

Yes several times but I always thought about my family and what it would do to them. I had 2 second cousins that killed themselves when i was younger and I guess I think about them when I am feeling down.Often wondered how bad it got for them that they had to do this to themselved. They (btw) were brother and sister.My love for family and love of God stopped me from doing that.