Suicide

@elizabeth you should say what you think regardless of it being a dating site or not a potential girlfriend/boyfriend is entitled to know the real you including the stuff you dont really want them to know.oh and rin powerful stuff i agree.

IMO, I don't see suicide as cowardly, I see it as a cry for help (but then again, it depends on the situation) Think of it this way; you know how when you play a video game and you feel as though you're about to lose or you're trapped, so you pause it and end the game? That's somewhat of how suicidal people feel. They're trapped so they think it's best to end it there. But unlike video games, you can't start over (unless you believe in reincarnation or something). If you were to play a video game and you were on the verge of losing, would you continue it despite that, that might be your last time playing, or would you cut it short because you already know how it will end? I've been through it, and so have many other people. I personally think that there are ways to prevent yourself from getting to the point where you're seriously contemplating about putting that gun to your head or jumping off that 7 story building. If you need help, don't be afraid to get some. We're here for you. I'm here for you. It also helps if you stop thinking about your situation and focus on other things that could possibly save someone's life. Feeding the homeless is a really good way to see how much worst your life could be. Count your blessings. All in all, life is like a mirror, your life is a reflection of your reactions. Hold on and keep strong. I can honestly say that there is no better feeling than being free from that dark tunnel we refer to as our bad situation. If you don't see the light, then you're probably looking in the wrong direction :)

I didn't read what anyone posted but here's what i have to say. "YOU ARE 18" Yup. You only go as far as the amount of effort you put in.

Suicide is very cowardly way, and although I go through my sulking periods of depression I know I will never ever do it. As for feeling like you have a purpose, I think that one must find who they really are. That whole concept can change too over the years. I use to feel like I had a purpose and a goal, but about a few weeks ago I felt myself shift as to who I am now and who I was. So now I feel like I must find out who I am again to gain my purpose. We all have a purpose in life; you just have to be able to figure out the you that is to be use for a purpose. As time goes on your purpose changes, what you are about becomes new. This is just my idea, and thoughts on all this though.

I kinda skipped ahead to the end here instead of reading through all of the posts, but that's because I noticed a trend I wanted to comment on. A few things first: one, I have been close to suicide before, and I have known people, very close to me, who have attempted it. Two, I don't condone suicide. Three, I think the motivations for suicide are vast, and it's a little off to be placing judgment on those motivations. On to the main point. I can't always define suicide as cowardice. For some people, life is a constant fight. You fight with your mental state, you fight with other people, you fight against all of the shit that happens to you. Sometimes, yeah, it's a simple matter that can be dealt with, but labeling every suicide as "teenage syndrome" or cowardice is a little off, because we can't know the full circumstances of what led someone there. I have a disorder that is damn-near crippling, and I have to fight every day, from start to finish, to feel like I possess some kind of worth. I'm winning the fight because I'm still alive, but it's been a near thing a couple of times. That's just from one disorder. What about people that are dealing with multiple disorders, abuses, bad luck, and physical issues, all at the same time? Someone who is mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted, and still being beaten down? I don't condone suicide, I think that there is always a reserve of strength that can be tapped. I can understand, however, when someone can't find that strength. Losing the fight isn't necessarily cowardice.

I think, it's very unfair and ignorant to generalize suicide as "an easy way out", "a cowardly way" or "a selfish act". Let's start with "cowardice". A true cowardice (or lack of courage) is when you FEEL that you have to do something, but you're too afraid to do it. Like when someone is being abused before your eyes and you do kinda feel for the abused one, but you don't intervene (in the worst case even condone the abuse or participate in it) because you're afraid of what might happen otherwise. If you do not feel anything for the abused one, you're not a coward... but you're actually worse, you've no heart, no compassion... And obviously there're even worse people (should we even call them "people"?) - sadists who draw pleasure from making others feel miserable. Now, if someone was too afraid to face pain and hardships to achieve something that THEY feel being worth trying, you could call them cowards. But it makes no sense to call them cowards just because they're not trying to achieve something that YOU think of as "worth for them" ("worth for everyone"). You call them cowards just to insult them, or because YOU are too afraid to glance into the abyss of their soul. "An easy way out": It's not a way out at all, unless they believe that there's life after death AND their life after suicide (most likely) will be better than this life, or what's left of it. For all others - resorting to "an easy way out" means that for THEM staying here is actually worse than zero, worse than not existing anymore. Who are we to reproach someone for trying to end such an existence? "A selfish act": While I admire selfless people, I see nothing wrong with being moderately selfish. And do others even benefit from keeping alive people with predominant thoughts/feelings like "I wish, everything would just end"? >.> This reminds me of Berg-Katze's riddle from Gatchaman Crowds: "What's very sweet and everyone loves it? - Other people's misfortunes. (...) they all love other people having a tough time! I mean, who can listen to people going on and on how happy they are? You can listen to them sobbing for hours, though!" I wouldn't want that someone stayed alive only because of me.

Suicide "IS" an "EASY WAY OUT" or a "COWARDLY WAY". I don't care who you are but unless you are literally alone in the world with no family and literally no IRL or online friends, then yeah, you can do whatever you want. But to put yourself in a position where you'll only sadden family and friends is something I would never forgive. It may be "YOUR" life and while it's okay to be selfish at times, there are others who care about your life. Even people who don't know you care about your life. Which goes back to what I said, if you've got no one, maybe you should put in the effort to get to have someone, Friends. Everyone goes through some type of hardship and everyone endures. All different levels of bullshit but suicide is not the answer. If any of my friends tried to suicide i would literally beat the shit out of them. On a side note, I've been on the edge also, reasons for me not doing it? My little sister reminded me that unless "I" do something to make myself better, I would always be at rock bottom, the only way to get out is to climb. That came from a 7 year old girl. If a 7 year old girl can tell you that, there should be no reason for you to suicide.

^^ Suicide is for pussies nough said Grow some balls and fight back at life, It's only a bitch if you let it be.

^Those two comments are so unbelievably ignorant I almost can't respond to them. Psychological abuse can lead to people having distorted perceptions of the world and themselves, and in turn drive them to feel that they deserve to die. I know a girl who's brutally picked on every day at school and lost half of her family to cancer- do you really blame her for wanting to end her own life? I don't feel that anyone deserves to die, and I don't think suicide is something anyone should attempt, but no one does it to hurt other people; they do it because in their minds they feel they have no other option or the world would be better off without them. Also, in regards to making friends if you feel alone, some people just don't know how to talk to people, and they get sick of failing; and not everyone has a supportive family to make them feel better. I've seriously attempted suicide before and although I plan on never even considering that again, I understand why someone would be driven to such an extreme, and I don't think anyone should go as far as to call someone in such emotional pain that they think taking their own fucking life is a good idea a pussy. Sorry for my rant lol, I'm just really passionate about this topic- please don't hate me, you guys actually seem pretty cool.