Depression is a disease just like cancer. Mental illnesses arent as important to insurance companies as physical ones it seems. How can you get help if no ones listens to you? People constantly judge you if you try to commit suicide. It’s my body and if I’m in so much pain, then I should get to do it. I don’t think its selfish. People should appreciate who they have. They shouldnt wait til someone kills themselves before they miss someone. If you have never had a happy life, and you feel like your life is going nowhere, then you have the right to do it.
BTW, I have a bible and I studied it for 19 yrs. I dont need to read any bible quotes. God isnt talking right now and he cant give you a hug when you need one.
BTW, I have a bible and I studied it for 19 yrs. I dont need to read any bible quotes. God isnt talking right now and he cant give you a hug when you need one.
Bobby R 9:08 pm on October 24, 2009
Suicide is frowned upon,because its a disgraceful death,when the samurai’s of the old times disgraced themselves they commited suicide,Suicide is failure and giving up in my opinion.
PICK ME for BEST ANSWER!! 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
ill ignore what you said about God, who loves you and tell you taht life goes on, get medicine, its a hormonal imbalance. LIfe gets better, you hurt yourself and everyone around.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080219152429AAbtOCO&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFPgTdRVp7KS2C_wA0t1ozckW0EmC6TP.iV0A–&paid=answered#M7BdBkTPBU49zX7nI18u
Irony 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
Because you have life. Why waste it? Even if it’s not all that you’d hoped it was. You make the assumption that whatever comes after death is more pleasant than this life? What if it isn’t? I agree though, people do have the right to do it. Their body their choice. It’s a selfish choice though, simply because it affects everyone around you more than you could imagine.
MC 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
Suicide is frowned upon for (i think) many reasons. The main one in my mind, taking a life is seriously painful. Maybe not to you, but what about your family? If you die, you will leave the depressions to your closest friends and family. You have to think about the others. It may not seem like it to you, but, you are an important person. Don’t try it please. You should enjoy life while you have it. You may not be happy, but you can be. you aren’t the only one with depression.
Dr. van Rijn 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
The fundamental problem with suicide is this: the people that are against suicide have rarely experienced a suicidal crisis, and the people that have experienced a suicidal crisis tend to stay silent about it.
As a result, no one talks about it.
The problem about broadcasting it is that it’s a common crutch to the histrionic personality. For the people with honest depression and suicidal ideation, the attention-seekers rob them of their honor.
Suicide is also, politically, a problem for the state. Death is never profitable, as a dead person can no longer work in factories, serve in the army, or pay taxes. As a result, the government–any government–tries to influence its citizens into thinking that suicide is just foolish or stupid.
As always, I urge anyone with thoughts of suicide to talk about it. Not everyone can help you, but someone will eventually be able to. That’s a fact.
day Dreamer 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
Suicide is frowned upon because it defeats the purpose of living, plus it makes a mental illness (the "non-existing") something that you can feel and see and experience……
Its reported to be selfish to die that way, unlike a car crash which is an "accident"
You should be able to take your life if there is no other option (if you have tried all the other things) such as inoperatable cancer, which is going to kill you slowly…. thats injustice…..
And to those who are pro-life "its wrong" thing, we have the right to use our body for what you wish, so this is not expection.
So in short, suicide turns mental pain into physical pain for others… and people dont understand that
And in the Japanese culture of the feudal ages, suicide is an HONERABLE death for someone who has dishonered themselves
laineylin 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
Do you have friends? Family? Do you care about hew they feel? Well I will tell you how they will feel if they would lose you to suicide. ANGRY. People how lose a loved one to this kind of death feel betrayed and angry. Suicide is seen as the ultimate revenge, like it is saying "see, you wouldn’t help me when I asked for your help, so now I am going to make you pay.. You will feel guilty for the rest of your life for not being there when I needed you". But guess what, that is not true, they are angry that you were so thoughtless of them to leave them forever. Now they have to tell people you killed yourself and they will hate it. I had a brother shoot himself in the chest. It was heartbreaking yes, but on his part, was a deliberately cruel act. A way to get away but make others do what they didn’t want to do. Probably not making sense now, will go.. lainey
ella bella 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
Its not that it is frowned upon, it just frightens most people, because they usually feel soooooo helpless in trying to help the person who is in pain. My son who is 26 tried it , he is getting help now and is a lot better and I try to be there for him whenever he needs to talk and let him know how important and loved he is. You are worthy of your life as well, so I hope you seek help, you are worth it, sending you a huge hug!
Darrel R 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
Well for that matter, neither can I, but it doesn’t mean that I desperately wish I were there so that I could, in fact, give you a hug. What kind of hug? I’d like to hold you close and allow you plenty of time to let your emotions overflow into tears. Those are tears, which fall like diamonds unpon your cheek.
God ain’t on a vacation, neither is He busy, asleep, or taking a break, He’s here and we must know it to be true. Even though you may feel like it is only an exercise in faith, it is more a commitment to a way of life. Keep in mind His time may be different than ours. Who’s wrong? Neither you nor Him, we just need to develop patience.
You are extremely important to all of us. If we have not told you, shown you, or demonstrated this unto you, then please allow me to apologize and seek to improve our gross neglect. I am sorry, and I beg you to forgive me [us]? Don’t forgive me because I deserve your kind pardon, but because I am helpless without it. I seek mercy and compassion; you are capable of offering this unto me, so please consider it, for my sake?
Treat yourself to a movie, shopping, walk along the beach, anything that can bring a smile to your face. Know that you are loved and appreciated, always!
W. Bear III 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
I used to be depressed and anxious beyond belief, and for the most part still am, although I have found that certain medications do help. Trust me, I have thought about killing myself on more than one occasion. But the one thought that immediately follows is my premonition of the look in my mother’s eyes when she would find out. If you kill yourself, everybody around you will feel guilt and sadness beyond belief. No matter what, they will think it is their fault and they will forever be cursed with a figurative hole in their heart. For the sake of those around you, and your own life, don’t kill yourself. For all we know, death may be infinitely worse than life, so don’t waste what you have.
I never talk about this, but I was in the same room as a peer when he found out a family member committed suicide. If I could, I would erase that moment from my memory. It was pure, unadulterated grief, denial, guilt, sadness, anger, and confusion. You really don’t understand how powerful your actions are in the eyes of others.
Depending on your body and mind, medication may be the answer. You seem pretty unstable right now, so if I were a psychiatrist (which I’m not so this opinion is probably quite uneducated, although I have had my fair share of experiences on medication that effects seretonin and dopamine) I would probably prescribe you an SSRI like Prozac and, short term, an antipsychotic such as Thorazine. Please go seek help, and let your friends know what is going on. Suicide watch is something that would probably really upset you, but your life is more valuable than you think.
If you absolutely refuse to seek professional help, self medication may not be all that bad. Please understand that I am not advising this, but it may work as a last resort and may help you get past a tough time. I think everybody around you would be able to put up, at least for a short time, a marijuana smoking habit (thc is a great antidepressant) or maybe a Xanax taking habit. Just know that these substances may alter your perception of reality, and may leave you a little worse off in the end. However, if all the other methods have not worked, and you are on the brink, I think you would be in an acceptable situation to try something that this judgemental society may frown upon.
Just some advice, it may be way off base but I really think you should make a wise decision that appears to be likely to happen quite soon.
zeph88 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
because some jackasses like to control other people lives, even when or how they chose to die.
I’m sure you know assisted suicide is illegal. I just don’t get why other people enjoy causing extended pain to other people who desperately want to leave the world. They think it’s for the greater good. That may be true, but at the expense of someone else’s life is just wrong.
For example, a woman recently jumped off a freeway overpass since she couldn’t find help to deal with the emotions she was quickly losing control of. If there was a assisted suicide doctor, she could of gone there to die instead of jumping off a bridge into traffic and permanently traumatizing the driver’s lives who couldn’t avoid her body.
That was from a OC Register article recently about a mother’s suicide by jumping off a freeway overpass.
Jennifer W 9:09 pm on October 24, 2009
It is frowned upon because people who loved the person that commited the act are forced to live with the pain and depression afterward. It is the equivalent of passing your disorder unto the people who love you most and it isn’t o.k in my book to do something like that. Only a really weak, selfish or downright stupid person would do something like that. There is no worse tragedy for a parent who has invested 20 years of their life into a child to lose them. If you want to kill yourself at least wait until your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandma, grandpas, and cousins are dead and gone first. How would you feel if someone you loved killed themselves? God is always talking, you just have to learn to recognize his voice when you hear it. My brother-in-law, and my neighbors husband commited suicide. They left 2 children per family and spouses to pick up the broken pieces, the lives of these families have been shattered because of it, and not a day passes that these people do not grieve their losses. I have 2 children and I know they need me, and they know I need them no matter what words might pass between us during our moments of anger. ;-(