Why do people think the only way out is suicide? What are they thinking inside of their heads, Can someone explain to me
2007-01-28 09:41:36 · 5 answers · asked by a tired mommy 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
sometimes the pressure of living, or the fear of financial or emotional ruin means that suicde is an easy option.
About ten years ago my years of expensive living and stupid generosity caught up with me and I found myself owing $50,000 to credit card companies. I tried to ignore them, until I began to dread the postman arriving or the telephone ringing. I started drinking heavily and disappearing from everyone.
Suddenly, ending my life seemed a much better alternative to the "life" I was living. After drinking a bottle of whiskey, I drove to a bridge with the intention of jumping off. When I got there, I sat for a while and realised that I was simply going to cause untold grief to my family and that my intended course of action was tremendously selfish.
I slept off the booze, drove home the next morning and confessed all to my wife. I am still paying back those loans but am pleased I did not take that final step. But I can fully understand why people do
2007-01-28 09:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people have a string off bad luck or problems that they see no way out of.
They feel tremendous emotional pain and fear which is so devastating that living itself is painful.
With nowhere to go and noone to turn to, all that is left keeping them alive is you faith and hope.
For some people when these things happen they feel god has abandoned them and both faith and hope are destroyed also.
Then the only way to stop the pain is death.
2007-01-28 17:52:45 · answer #2 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the deal. Depression alters thought processes. Literally, people's judgement is impaired. So things suck right now, and not only is your judgement impaired but your cognitive processes may also be. You're not in "problem-solving mode". It's one readily apparant "solution" when no others present themselves, and you're too tired to sit and try to think of any.
2007-01-29 02:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, if you've never had the thoughts then it can't really be explained. It would be like a woman explaining to a guy what being pregnant is like.
2007-01-28 19:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by heyhey95 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There depressed they see no answers no way out of what ever situation they are in and they want all of it to stop. Its very selfish but i dont feel they are looking at that aspect.
2007-01-28 17:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by troys_wifey2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋