What are your thoughts on suicide?

Question

"The only reason I say it is because I wouldn't have the nerve to ever do it" -Sanford Meisner

Again not reffering to myself, in general, smart ones

Also, to all of you who say its the easy way out. If it were that easy more people more would do it. It is painfull and very hard thing to think about.

To add, a cynical story about suicide attempt by man in an anonymous meeting. He tried killing himself by leaving his car on in the garage but ran out of gas before he could die. you tell me.

Answer 1

Cowardice act. Everyone has problems in life and one has
to learn to live and overcome such thoughts. You simply cannot end life. You are not alone you have your family,
relatives, friends and even colleague who needs you.

Answer 2

personally I think there is a time for everyone to die and it is in Gods hands as to when that time is.
I attempted suicide when I was 21 I went into the bathroom closed the door locked it and put towels around the door and window blew out the pilot light and turned on the gas. I scratched I can't do anything right I may as well be dead because my boyfriend was constantly telling me how awful I was at everything. I woke up with a splitting headache and the gas turned off and everything the way I had placed it I knew it wasn't my time and that God had a plan for me. I dumped the jerk and now have a wonderful understanding man who will support me through anything. It took a long time to find him but God made sure he was there when I needed him most in my life.

Answer 3

Well, to begin with, anyone who quotes Meisner gets my attenion.

At one point in my life I was so close to suicide that I had to crawl around my apartment because I was convinced that if I stood up, I would run toward the window and throw myself out.

Fortunately, that was a long time ago, and those thoughts don't present themselves anymore. At the time, however, I saw myself as having failed at everything, and I was angry with myself and everyone else. I wanted to stop the awful accusatory screaming in my head and I wanted to hurt everyone whom I had disappointed, perverse as that might sound.

I was fortunate in finding treatment for the chemical imbalance which led to that degree of depression and the thinking that had become a habit as the result.

Answer 4

Painful. My Steve committed suicide on December 16, 2005. It was the most horrible night of my life. It didn't get better for a long time, and then only very slowly. I think he honestly felt he was doing me a favor, removing the burden of caring for him. But of course he substituted a much heavier burden of going it alone, of having to face changing everything about my life, which had so completely centered on him. And the guilt, thinking "OMG, was I that hard to live with?"

I said some of this to his mother and sister when they flew from New Jersey for the memorial service. I said I felt like I had killed him in effect, and they both said no, what you did was keep him alive for over 20 years.

Suicide may be a valid way out for someone who has good reason to expect nothing but pain and horror for the rest of their lives, as with a person who has a terminal diagnosis of a painful disease, or someone who is about to be arrested for murder. But in Steve's case, it was just losing hope. He gave up.

And my life has changed completely as a result. I'm still in the process of re-inventing myself.

Answer 5

Suicide is the most excruciating pain anyone can go through because the act of commit itself is deadly than thought.

When 9/11 occurred and the honest working Americans that left their families and children headed to work on a bright sunny day if only they knew for some it would be their last time they saw their loved ones.

Standing on the edge of life at a broken window a man and woman looks 90 floors down to mother earth with heat more extensive that no human being on earth could withstand and they made the final decision either jump to you death, pure suicide or die in flames and burn to death.

I choose to jump after my prayers are said...it's a horrific thought, but can you only iamgine that a normal person mentally is faced with suicide to avoid a deadly painful death and be risen again as Christ stood nearby and took his brothers and sisters to heaven.

What would of you done?

I would've jumped too.

You ask my thoughts on suicide and I have answered that as emotional as it is to type this I spoke my opinion.

Answer 6

its a complex and sensitive subject that many people would rather not talk about
but all of the people out there who just automatically say things like "its a losers way out" really need to think about both sides of the story...
i understand that everyone has at least one person that cares about them, but what if the ONLY person who matters doesnt?
and sometimes, people fall down a pit that has smooth walls, and there seems to be no way to get back to the surface.
But i also see why people would call it selfish, bcause it would be such a horrible thing to have a loved one commit siucide, always wondering if there was something you could have done to stop it...
so i guess it all depends on whose looking at it

Answer 7

I think it should be legalized . If you want to die you are going to do it . but if you have state help then you get counseling and after that if you still want to die then you have an easy way out . Nice drugs to make you sleep and drift away. If they can do it for a child rapist why not someone who really needs the help. I tried 3 times and finally figured I was here for a reason and went on . 30 yrs later i found the reason and I am happy .

Answer 8

I used to be suicidal myself.. But I got through it at least.

I believe that those who say that suicide is "selfish" and the "easy way out" are selfish themselves. Why should a person be forced to live miserably, just because a few people feel the need to control his or her life?

I believe, that as humans, we should have the right to die and end our life when we please. Euthanasia isn't a legal option, so many resort to suicide.

But with that being said, I do believe that a life shouldn't be thrown away carelessly. Life can be improved, and once it is it can be enjoyable. People who are depressed usually won't see that until someone steps in and helps them.. Which sadly is usually left undone.

Answer 9

It can never bring the peace the person is looking for. It hurts family members, friends, and teaches others that when life gets hard, you can opt out without a word. It leaves scars and unresolved questions for those who were abandoned. It leaves children fatherless or motherless... spouses widowed... friends bewildered and abandoned... sisters brotherless...brothers sisterless... you get the point. It is the most selfish act one could commit because many are forever scarred and it can never be undone.
Suicide is never necessary because there is always a way out if you ask for help.

Answer 10

I don't contemplate suicide in my life it's a cowards way out and it hurts the others around you who not only love you but maybe admire you and you may be the one keeping them from commiting the act so no suicide is for the weak and the lost soulds who don't know any other way to end the pain. I wish all of us would take the time to ask others " how's it going in a meaningful way so if that stranger needs a helping voice yours may be the one

Answer 11

My thoughts is to never let sucide take control of you, cause then the breakthru of the problem is right around the corner. So all I can say is look for the victory and the defeat.