Suicide

Im very surprised at the results- Very.

Visitor13 wrote: And believe me, there are ways of making even the toughest people feel suicidal.

I'm afraid you misunderstand my position on this matter; the reason that suicide will never be an option for me is not because I am "tough," but instead because of my firm belief that there is no life after death; you only get the time here you are allotted, and nothing could possibly make me want to cut that short. 

For me, life will always infinitely better than death, regardless of how gruesome the circumstances. 

You know what´s funny about suicidal people? That they still live! 

No Way

Yes, I was at that point several times. I remember thinking about the comment that It is a cowardly act. I don't see it that way. I was beaten down, and had no drive left to go on. To me it seemed perfectly logical. In a way it was. I couldn't go on living life the way I was. In a sense, I did die. That person no longer exists. However, I am glad that I was never able to actually end my physical existence. The life I have now has revealed many wondrous things to me. Had I not been able to turn everything around, there would have been no point in going on. But, neither would I have had the opportunity to do so.

Ive been really really depressed and have considered it somewhat, but given the reasons for being depressed, I figured things would get better and they did. Not to mention it goes directly against my religion. Everyone gets the blues. 

I love how over half of the people who voted on this thread are a bunch of emo kids.

I had depression in my mid-teen life due to a crapload of acne, and a crappy and somewhat lonely life. Suicide definitively slipped my mind and I sometimes thought quite a bit about it, but I never seriously considered to attempt it due to two reasons:
_I would crush my loved ones
_I knew I had potential to a good future, academically speaking. (I was right, in my first 2 years of university, I haven't had anything lower than an A for now)

PS: I'm fine now


Edited by Zitro - September 19 2007 at 11:52

Jim Garten wrote: Blacksword wrote: Often, the most happy of people are apparently the most stupid.. Ignorance is indeed bliss - interestingly enough, it's been found that those suffering from manic depression and/or bipolar episodes rarely take the last step during a 'down', it's nearly always on the 'up' phase; the argument being "I'm feeling good, but I know I'll feel bad soon, so I may as well check out on a high" (gross simplification, I know, but you get the idea).

I can see how they might arrive at that decision on a high, if they know only too well how bad the lows can be.

I had read that if you suspect someone you know is contemplating suicide, the signs to look out for are a sense of calm, almost content resignation, and also evidence that they may be 'getting their affairs in order'

It also seems that case that the sort of people who 'threaten' to commit suicide rarely do.

Damn- wrong tome to listen to Sigur Ros- and read this thread.....

Can I get a




To answer the question- NO. Never- ever, ever. Too many surprises around every corner of life.




Edited by Drew - September 18 2007 at 00:07