What do you think? Is suicide selfish or not? Or does it depend on the situation? Please give reasons for your answers. ( i am not thinking of committing suicide at all, by the way ).
2007-03-20 22:45:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
It depends on the circumstances but in most cases I would say that it is not selfish. It is unfair for people who have no idea what the person is going through to make rash judgements like "selfish" and "cowardly". 90% of people who commit suicide are suffering from some form of mental illness, therefore they are unable to think logically and reasonably so it is not right that people should portray these people as selfish. The key to the problem is getting suicidal people the help they need and until such time, suicide will always be a prevalent among humans.
2007-03-21 09:33:12 · answer #1 · answered by andy4bes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the person who contemplates suicide has a lot of emotional pain. Where and why the pain is there, we don`t know. I can describe, a little bit of what the person is going through. I`m mentally ill and I have contemplated suicide. I sat on the edge of a bridge wondering why I was unworthy of my family`s love, why I was so different from everyone else? My mother and father didn`t want anything to do with me, ( I was always in and out of foster care due to neglect). What was wrong with me? Why did other people always laugh at me or avoid me? Why do people say they want to help me, but when I really need help they shun me?
These are the reasons I tried to commit suicide. Try being a ten year old girl on the streets looking for a warm place to stay because your mom told you she had enough of being a parent, she needed "time to herself".Try being rejected OVER AND OVER again by family and people you thought were your friends!!!That gets to your head, doesn`t it? Why would you want to live? Give a reason, if your own family finds you unworthy?
2007-03-21 10:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by lost2day 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I Dont believe it is a selfish act. The act itself is going to be a result of experiences, no person has the right to judge someone on something they do not understand. The repercussions to loved ones as a result of suicide are why people consider it to be selfish. If the feelings loved ones pain is to be taken in to account then should the person considering the ultimate act of escape continue life in unbearable agony just to prevent short term misery on friends/family. I think not, also if so called "loved ones" loved so much, then you wouldnt be at the end of your tether, thinking about ending it all, they would guide you through it. There have been, of course, suicides that are questionable "oh know, i've failed my exams, I cant take any more" compared to "I've got a terminal illness. I've got 6 months to live and this is just going to get more painful". But who is in any position to truly know what a person is feeling? If someone has tried to overcome there difficulties, and is left only with a feeling of hopelessness and despair, then i think they're entitled to take there life. After all, the people it is selfish toward will feel it less than the person continuing a pointless existence.. just my opinion
2007-03-21 12:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by Nick C 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think it's selfish for everyone around someone who is suffering and tried everything to expect and/or force that person to live. How cruel is that? Isn't what you do with your body your choice?
You can't live for other people and other people can't live for you. That would be too selfish and too ridiculous. If you base your happiness and existence on someone else how do you expect to survive when they do inevitably leave you or die from natural causes?
Emotional pain inhibits quality of life.
2007-03-21 07:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is a selfish act, but more of a desparate act, an act that you are telling yourself, there is no hope, and you have made the judgement that you are not worthy of living any more...it is a terrible way to live, or die,....and you really don't think that it is going to affect others, in fact, you probably think that you are doing them a favor, to be gone as a burden from them...it is a sad way to feel, and it is satan's way of yet keeping another person from finding hope and love through Jesus Christ....but I don't think it is selfish...you certainly aren't thinking enough of yourself to be selfish, at this point..
2007-03-21 06:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely NOT you didnt ask to be born and your life is your own to do with as you wish. More people should commit suicide its selfish not too.
2007-03-21 10:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by Nicholas B 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes I would say its VERY selfish.
1) There could be other people around your life that you could affect by simply ending your life.
2) Everyone goes through difficulties, however we have friends, family, and love ones or others to go back to and ask for their help.
3) The future is not limited to your thinking, so you cant simply decide on that on yourself.
4) God gave you life and its really selfish for you to decide that its not worth giving it all and just give up.
5) Suicide wont isnt the easy way out, because it doesnt guarentee that everything will be okay in the afterlife.
Life is what you make outta it. No matter what, its us that makes the decisions and face the consequences. Its not how hard you fall, but how fast you stand up, pick yourself up and continue walking towards the path of life.
I hope that helps!
2007-03-21 06:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by Breanne.s2 1 · 1⤊ 5⤋
it all depends on the situation, I have known three suicides in my life, each one was different, many reasons for it and for the most part i dont agree with it, i only felt the loss for myself of losing friends, but i dont hold it against them for what they did, and I still pray for them, sadness, lonliness, heartbreak, the abandonement of all hope, after that what else is there, so i do understand, we call it selfish and uncaring, but where were we when that person was really suffering
2007-03-21 06:00:21 · answer #8 · answered by sofmatty 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Glad to hear you're not thinking about suicide!
Yes, it's a very selfish act. It leaves those behind wondering why, what they could have done to prevent it, if it's their fault etc. It's especially hard on children because children blame themselves for everything although they may not admit it. It can tear apart families.
I know that for some it can get to the point that they feel that light at the end of a tunnel is a train but if they hang on, get some professional help or turn to friends and family, they'll soon see that the light is sunshine.
2007-03-21 05:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by NewGrandma 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
In a way but the people who do it just want to end the pain that they are in. No matter what the cost. They may think that others are better off without them. I believe there is a hint of unselfishness there. Just a little though
2007-03-21 06:12:02 · answer #10 · answered by bcooper_au 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋