Suicide in certain cases?

Question

Ill probably get a lot of answers saying no no suicide is wrong etc but in some cases can it be justified?
eg if a person was so depressed for a number of years, medication, exercise, etc doesnt help or work and the persons life is just a struggle to cope and they were an independant adult would it be so wrong for them to just end their suffering?

This is a hypathetical!

Thank you Gemma_louise82! I was looking for answers like that. People who think suicide is selfish should realy think about what they are saying.

Answer 1

i lost my mum to cancer, her mum, her sister and several other members of my family. i also lost my uncle to suicide and years before that his son attempted suicide. i have attempted suicide 7 times in the past. depression is just as bad a disease as any other and should be seen as such as it is just that. a disease. its not something you choose to have and its not something you can snap out of if you feel like it. when people say it is a selfish act how can it be if the person is not completely in control of their thoughts or actions? would a cancer patient want to die if they were healthy? no, and neither would a depression patient. just because its the mind not the body doesnt make it any less important. im not saying its right for anyone to take their life i just think people should get off their high horses and not judge a suicide as selfish

Answer 2

I think in the situation you stated it is wrong. My father was on eight or more (not sure exactly how many) different pills taken three times a day for Desert Storm Syndrome. They took him off one and screwed up his entire system, and threw him into major depression. He killed himself, not knowing what he was doing. Now, this is a bit different from an 'independent adult', but it is definitely the same in the depression, medication, exercise, work (my father hated not working, but the Navy put him on 'temporary retirement' because he was 100% disabled, and my father couldn't stand not working like that)...

Me, I'm close to that too. I have no dependents, life is definitely a struggle right now with me owing a lot of money to many people and barely having enough money to buy a 99 cent pack of hot dogs, bread, and some lunch meats and cheeses to get me through the week, because of cost of gas to get to and from work, where I work 50 hours a week at minimum wage so I can pay rent and gas...I have borderline personality disorder, and major depression, though I'm not on meds because they don't help. But suicide to me would be VERY wrong, because I know things will look up eventually and I just have to be strong and wait for the up. Life is a rollercoaster, and unfortunately for some people there are very few bumps, more like one of those kiddie coasters. For others there are plenty of bumps, but the downs are worse than the ups.

Assisted euthanasia, in my opinion, would be morally acceptable. However, it would have to be proven that the person had a terminal illness that would kill the person within a few years (If you have aids, for example, and have 20 years to live...come on, you can do a lot of things in 20 years. Assisted euthanasia is not for you).

Just my take

Answer 3

My bestest mates husband committed suicide. He was in the parachute reg, very fit, top of class etc, he had a training jump that went wrong (they jumped in wind speeds too high, and too dark) - he complained of a bad back but the army put him straight back to work, his back got worse, the army doctors kept saying that there was nothing wrong with him, his wife got him private consultations and they noted nerve problems etc, 6 months after the injury the perfectly healthy guy developed bladder issues, eventually had to use a catheteter 3 times a day - the army still would not accept liability or neglegence - he was told that eventually he may end up in a wheel chair, the wife pursued the mod for neglegence and got him to see a number of specialists who said there were issues, the stress caused by the accident took it's tole on the marriage, they were told by army doctors that it was all his head, but was eventually medical discharged because he could just about walk, and was on extremely strong pain killers that made him feel zombie like,as wife had to do everything, the marriage started to break down.This gp could see he was become quite depressed, and try to prescribe anti-depression, but because of the stigma attached he refused to take them. The couple separated. In the time, he decided to move to out of the army home, he had applying for a counsel flat. The wife wanted to amend the relationship but the depression had taken it's grip and he kept his distance from lots of people. The flat he was given was the dingest,smallest flat, and it was on the first floor up a flight of stairs (a man who could hardly walk)

He was found dead on his matress the second night in the flat, he hadn't been able to put the bed frame together, had taken so many strong pain killers, wrote his last words all over the wall, some blaming the army, some blaming the counsel and lots of words of love to friends etc.

This was 3 years ago and it's still affects everyone now, it was like throwing a pebble into still water and watching the ripples take effect - i.e one persons depression became so many others. It was a self centred act, it could also be argued that those who wanted to keep him here whilst he was in daily physical pain, couldn't get a job, lost his marriage and was suffering from severe depression, that we were selfish for wanting to keep him here - but there is always someone worse off, people on the streets, kids dying of sarvation, I think if had taken some medication, he would still be here.

Answer 4

This is a REALLY difficult one to answer! I lost my Father to suicide when I was 2, so obviously I am very much against taking your own life.

However, I have suffered with depression for years and know how close to the edge one can get but I could never do to my kids what my Dad did to me. I still think suicide is the most selfish act possible, your problems are over, but those you leave behind have to deal with their problems for years to come. So, I suppose that if you have no one who cares for you or who will be affected by your act then maybe that's justified.

Maybe...

Answer 5

As a Catholic, I should say that suicide is a sin etc etc, but personally I think that suicide happens when a person's natural fear of death is less than their fear of carrying on living. It's terribly sad, and causes a lot of pain to the family and friends left behind (I speak from experience) but in the end it's their choice. To those who think that those who commit suicide are commiting a dreadful sin - I say that if God is all loving, then he wouldn't want to see people in such dreadful pain (mental or physical) that they feel their only way out is to die.

Answer 6

Suicide is a release and sometimes the only option for some tormented souls who feel there is no other way and no help available to them. Mental Health help is not always readily available and some people have to wait to be able to see someone and if they feel that they can't hang on a moment longer and do end their life then that is wrong .

Answer 7

I don't think it's ever justifiable. People have to just stick with it and take the bad with the good. They should focus on the little good things in life that we tend to overlook but that are always there. Don't focus on the bad things. Some people live their entire lives being oppressed, but do not commit suicide.

Answer 8

I think that people can be horribly judgmental (look above)...and I do have compassion for those lost to suicide.
I don't know if I'd call it justified, but I think that if people have anything that they can truly call their own, it should be their own life and their own bodies. I think people should have the right, albeit it might be strongly discouraged. People can also hurt others just as much by being alive as they can dead; I don't see suicide as exceptionally hurtful to others.

Answer 9

if a person feels that death is a less painful option than trying to sustain some life from a poor exsistence then they should be able to chose. a mental health illness is just as serious an illness as something terminal (cancer for example). they both end up taking your life in some form or another.

Answer 10

Everybody has the right on weather to end their life or not, but before they do it they should not only consider their own feelings,but the people around them who love them and care for them., so basically my answer is a yes and a no, take my advice and see how you feel.