is suicide a bad thought?

Question

i really need to know my parents are driving me to the edge

Answer 1

suicide is a learned behavior, it runs in families. Yes!

Answer 2

I feel your pain, parents are awful sometimes. But that's no reason to kill yourself, or injure yourself or others in any way. No matter how obnoxious they are, they're your parents and they do care about you.

I've found that, when my parents are really driving me crazy, I have to deal with it constructively or I end up really, really, really insane. Here are some tips...

1: Close your door, lock it if you can, and put a "Please Don't Disturb" sign up. Turn on some of your favorite music, lean back, and relax. If your parents ask why you're doing this, tell them you feel sick and need some downtime.

2: If your room is shared with siblings or something, try another part of the house, your backyard, even just the bathroom. Sometimes a long warm showers helps calm me down.

3: Call a friend and tell them how you're feeling, or talk about something else to distract yourself. Talking to my best friends either on the phone or on IM always puts things into perspective for me.

4: Get out of your house! If you can, arrange a mall trip, movie outing, dog-walk, or run through the neighborhood. Alone, in a group, whatever. If you get out of the house for awhile, it'll feel better when you're back. I did this yesterday and it worked very well.

5: Have a friend over. Then, you're not suffering alone!

6: If you're in a direct fight with your parents, take deep breaths and pretend you're in a movie and have to talk from a script. This will help you explain why you're angry with them in a normal, calm way. Instead of the usual "I hate you, you suck" screaming match.

I hope these work. Please remember that things get better, and your parents only want the best for you. Suicide is never gonna be the answer to your problems.

Please email me if you ever need more tips. I'd be happy to help you out some more. [e-mail]

Answer 3

I don't know what's good and bad anymore, or if there is such a thing.

But I have a lot of suicidal thoughts and I'm 19. I've decided that's too young to go through with it! I'm going to give myself a chance at life...at least try to get through this until I'm 30-35 and then see what I think about suicide.

And you sound like you may be younger than me...so yes in the simplest definition of the word, thinking of suicide is bad. Because it sounds like you've got an entire life ahead of you, and even though I know parents can make your life literal hell...someday you're going to be able to stand up to them, walk away, and take control of your life! Look forward to that day; you may surprise yourself with how satisfying the future will be.

Answer 4

Just thinking about suicide isn't necessarily a bad thing; it probably has helped a lot of people get through the night. But seriously considering taking your own life is NOT good, as you already know.
Hon, your situation is temporary. Suicide isn't. If it makes you feel better, please know that every young person in the world who is still living at home feels the way you do at some point. You are just now forming your own identity and this is a tough thing for parents to see happen. They mostly just want you to be safe, loved and protected, but you probably see this as overbearance, and you want to test the limits.
If your situation at home is truly unbearable, would your family agree to go to family counseling in order to help all of you get along more successfully? (But if we're talking about abuse of any kind, you need to talk with a teacher, counselor, or some other adult aquaintance.)
Suicide isn't usually considered if there isn't depression present in some amount. If you're depressed, please get professional help; I am one of the success stories that came from finding the right anti-depressent.
Best of luck to you Sweetie, and remember that life is precious.

Answer 5

What Hope for Today's Youth? :
- The Tragedy of Youthful Deaths
- Suicide---A Scourge of Young People
- When Hope and Love Vanish, Then Return
- Motivations for --& Some Indicators of-- Suicide
http://watchtower.org/e/19980908/article_01.htm

"Will God Forgive Me for Feeling This Way?"
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2001/10/22/diagram_02.htm

You CAN Find Help!
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2001/10/22/article_03.htm

What Is Your Life Worth?
- How Precious Your Life Is
http://watchtower.org/e/20050201/article_01.htm

How to Find Real Happiness
- Think of Your Spiritual Needs
- Keep your Life Simple
- Happiness and Self-Worth
- Hope--Vital to Happiness
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2001/3/1/article_02.htm

Hope--Where Can You Find It? :
- Does Hope Really Make a Difference?
- Why Do We Need Hope?
- You CAN Fight Pessimism
- Where You CAN Find REAL Hope
http://watchtower.org/e/20040422/article_01.htm

A Cry for Help
- Soon--A World Without Despair!
http://watchtower.org/e/20000915/article_01.htm

Advanced Search
http://watchtower.org/search/search_e.htm
(can be used to find future-modified URLs)

Answer 6

It beats me why people are so certain that being dead isn't better than being alive. I mean, I've never been dead. No one alive has ever been dead. It might be a big party for all we know. And I didn't ask to be born and I most certainly didn't ask to be born into the family that I was born into. I wasn't given a choice. This life was just thrust upon me whether I wanted it or not. Why should I respect it? There is even part of my life, probably the most influential part of my life when I didn't even have the ability to make decisions that would affect my whole life. I had to rely on the decisions that other people made. Now, I'm left with no alternative but to live with the consequences of these decisions that other people made and have affected my whole life. Incidentally, these are the same people that didn't ask me whether I wanted to exist or not. If you ask me, life is over rated and if some one decides to end it when they want, then this is a choice that they rightfully deserve to make for themselves.

Answer 7

Yes. And, I'm guessing you're pretty young if you're living with your parents. ALL kids go through periods when their parents drive them crazy! It's part of growing up and asserting independence. But, remember, unless you have a job that will afford you to live on your own(that means paying for a place to live, food, transportation, clothes, medical and dental bills, insurance, etc. etc, etc.)then you depend on your parents to provide for you! Have you ever thought that maybe you are driving them to the edge?? But, in spite of this, they still love and care for you and provide for you. Show some maturity, try to see their point and try to get along with them for a change. You'll be surprised how much better all 3 of you will feel.

Answer 8

Yes, suicide is a bad thought. Been there, done that and survived. I would tell my parents how I felt and why I feel this way. Try to find a way to compromise with them. Suicide is a lasting solution to a temporary problem and not a very good one. Things will change and get better so try to hang on.

Answer 9

It is a bad answer, no matter what the question is.
No matter how bad your disagreements with your parents might be, just remember: Most of your life will be spent as an adult living your own life.
Don't let the speed bumps on the highway convince you to turn off onto a dead end road. Just take the bumps in stride. Eventually the highway is clear and beautiful.

Answer 10

get some help but forget about suicide you just think u want to kill yourself because of whats going on with your parents but its not worth it have u got any friends or relatives u can stay with to keep u from going over the edge?

Answer 11

Yes, suicide is a bad thought.

Get some help to help you deal with whatever is going on in your life.

If you can't talk to your parents, then talk to a school counselor, if you are in school, or talk with another adult relative that you trust.

Whatever you are going through, you can get help. It may not be easy, but you will get through this.

Life is a precious gift. Don't rob yourself of that gift.

Live.