Is there ever a good enough reason for suicide?

[kiddy_phenil]

i'm pretty sure you don't maintain your age when you die.. i sure hope you don't...

[Kwai]

If you maintain your age when you die, I feel sorry for all the people who died of old age..

[wiccansamurai]

about the whole weak/strong minded thing... i think to be suicidal u hafta be strong minded. i tried to kill myself three times, and despite wat u ppl who hav never gone thru it think, its a hard decision to make. i know i was gonna hurt ppl, but i didnt know wat else to do... (i read that suicidal ppl lack the coping mechanisms most ppl have) so it really is a corageous thing to do, in a way, cuz u sorta wanna go on living but u dont. i weighed the pros and cons of living and found the con side heavier...

[Kwai]

Yes but at some degree, people despise life so much that they'd rather die to end the suffering. To carry on in those times takes true courage.

[klinanime1]

Straight up! Besides, if we could get a clear standard defination of "justice," the conversation would go smoother. Suicide is just a way to be the center of attention when you're dying... or dead. Maybe hard times are just life's way of seeing if you meet up. yeah, I'm a Christian, and I think it's true that God won't give you anything you can't weasle out of.

[shadowfire]

I HIGHLY DISAPROVE OF SUICIDE! I have a sister who is schizophranic /w manic depression ans she has tried to kill herself over a dozen times. She has been in more mental hospitals than I can count, sees therapist on regular basis and has been on practically every mental medication there is. I have never been one to show emotions but damnit if you even have thoughts of suicide you need help--bigtime. And wiccansamurai, you are WRONG. If you get depressed or suicidal then you are obviously weak-minded. I am a seriously strong minded person. I have more pride, honor, and dignity than humanly possible, and I am also strong-willed. Suicide is a stupid decision to make. If you don't know what else to do then you are weak-minded. A strong minded person would know not to give up, tomorrow might be a better day. Just because you you have a rough or depressing life does not give YOU the right to take away such precious life that was given to you. That is NOT your decision to make. So what if you get depressed, everybody at some time in their life does. It's a human emotion. Deal with it and get over it. If any one has ever contimplated suicide you need to see a shrink. ( and that is coming from someone that hates shrinks or psyciatrist ) God only helps you if you help yourself . If you think and believe things will get better and strive to make them better, they will get better. And besides, I don't know if this is true but most people I know believe that if you commit suicide your soul will not go to heaven, but sent to hell as punishment . Now I am a bit of a somber person, and I know I am preaching and lecturing when I despise people who preach and lecture, but damnit this subject touched a somewhat sensitive nerve with me. Because I am a somewhat somber person with a pissed of attitude and a quiet demeaner, I am always getting asked if I am depressed or suicide. Obviously people that say they know me don't truly know me. If they did they would know that I highly despise and dissaprove of suicide. I once beat the hell out of a neighbor cause he was contemplating it. I may not be the most religious of justified person out there, but suicide is only thought up of by people who have mental illnesses or by people who need counseling due to lifes problems. If you have ever thought of suicide then I feel sorry for you, I pitty you. But just remember this and take this to heart,-- Suicide is never the answer, NO MATTER WHAT.!

[MillieFan]

I'm totally opposed to suicide. If it is not from serious mental illness, it is a selfish act, as far as I'm concerned. You were given life for a reason, by someone beyond yourself: who are you to say that that reason was no good or that you no longer should live?

[Braidless Baka]

I think suicide is a question of fear, pain, hurt and a lot of other things. Say, if you're scared of something... you'd run right? I know I would...

I think there are always other ways out of suicide, it's never the [b]one choice[/b] -- but you've got to think for a moment and wonder, are any of the alternatives batter? It may not be the "only" way, but maybe it beats the heck out of the others? If a person doesn't want to live, that's [i]their[/i] choice... And who are you to say that they're wrong? Surely they know their own life better than anyone else?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by shadowfire[/i]
[B]Just because you you have a rough or depressing life does not give YOU the right to take away such precious life that was given to you. That is NOT your decision to make.[/B][/QUOTE]

I think it does... it's called "free will" by most people I believe...

[Bishie]

Im not opposed to suicide, because i believe that everyone has their own right, to do what they feel best for themselves. However..people should really take into consideration other people at the same time. To commit suicide just to hurt someone, is WRONG! its selfish no-one has any right to bring someone else such pain. But..being in that situation once myself, i can understand the wanting to run, as Braidless Baka said. The person feels hurt, and alone..like he/she doesn't really belong anywhere and often is blinded from the people that really DO care.
To be suicidal may be from depression, and im sorry..but i don't want to hear anyone saying you can "snap" out of depression..its a medical unbalance..and cannot be discarded. I've tried just "snapping" out of it, and it only ended up hurting me more. However, someone can also be suicidal because of extreme happiness, like-the person doesn't feel he/she deserves what they have. Im not analyzing this, because everyone is different.

However, if someone mentally and physically cannot handle life anymore, then they must do what they must. Sometimes, it hurts more to continue to live. I know when i was in that situation i felt like i just wanted to "Fade" away..to not exsist.
As someone said in a previous post, it takes alot of courage to commit suicide. Its also true..to end your life *is* hard..because survival instincts cut in.

Yes, there are ways to fight suicide, to will yourself to keep living. But if your life is a constant nightmare, and you are not happy with the current world your in. Then i believe suicide isnt in the wrong, just the things/people that cause you to take that action.

No-one in this world should be in pain. If commiting suicide ends that. Then well, thats a good enough reason.