What are your thoughts about suicide?

I understand why people would want to commit suicide because life can be painful, but life is how you make it, it's not determined by others. Therefore, I do not believe that suicide is the answer to any problem. It is a cowardly and selfish act, since that the person has absolutely no consideration for other people who would grieve their death. Offing yourself because of depression will only make others- your friends and family, even strangers- depressed. That's the truth. But then again, I live a pretty healthy life whilst growing and learning to appreciate new things every year, so I can't imagine killing myself at all. I pity those who live lives that lead to deliberate self-destruction.

I respect people who commit suicide because they made a decision and saw it through. Even if that decision is a selfish, inconsiderate one, it's a decision that they made and commited to it. It's the people who attempted suicide and failed that I can't stand. Most of them are attention whores that just want you to look at them. I wish I could put all them on an island somewhere and leave them to their own vices. Some people who commit suicide are not depressed. Some of them are sick and those people I understand. Go throughout the rest of your life hooked up to a machine or take all these pills or constantly need assistance to do everything or whatever other thing that some people just can't stand and a decision has to be made. Put up with being disabled for the rest of your life or live a life full of extra pain and misery. I can honestly say that the ONLY reason why I'm still alive is because of my mom and brother. dealing with SCA is nothing short of a miracle and having Dr's tell me that I only got 5 years to live doesn't help. Anyways, this isn't bout me. I'm not completely against people who decide to kill themselves. I'm against people who are emotional and the only pain they suffer are in their head.

Ah, pain in the head isn't real or at least not that big of a deal? Hmmm... Wish I knew that. All illness is a pain whether mental or physical. By the way, medical depression can come from a physical ailment, chemicals are physical last time I checked. Do I defend suicide or advocate it? Nope, but I c an understand that everyone handles stress differently. Damn right it's selfish, but there are so many cases where I might question just how selfish it is. Been held captive, abused for years, tortured, stranded...etc? I can think of a few good reasons to die rather than live, just not for me personally at the moment.

^ You are always so frankly harsh; it's commendable (no sarcasm.) And good luck to you with SCA, I looked it up and it seems tough (Ik that's an understatement.) God Bless you and your family. & To OP I think suicide is selfish to an extent for those who contrive ideas of sadness for no reason, as Kichigai has mentioned. I think also that those who have actual mental/physical handicaps should be able to decide to end their life if they think it more suitable. I do not really condone it though, and I think everyone should live it out to the end. I wouldn't lobby against it or something though.

It depends really on the person and what they're going through. If the person is going through bullying at school or something, I honestly can't see why'd you kill yourself over bullies. But I know ppl handle these sort of things differently. If you're being abused,molested,or out in the streets with no way of ever making it or if ppl you care about the most died then I can strongly understand, and ppl who say it's cowardly and selfish are close minded people who has no depth or perception of seeing things through another person's eyes. I know I said that comment regarding bullying, I've been bullied as well and got through it, but I know NOT everyone has the strength to get through it. But if someone wants to die because their bf/gf dumped them or whatever, then it pretty much implies there is something wrong with them mentally. Anyway I said my peace, the whole guilt tripping of judging the victim without knowing what they're going through is selfish and close minded. Alright I'm out.