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Post by karlpalaka on Nov 19, 2019 10:07:03 GMT 10
Yeah, though if we see someone taking lots of drugs, that could be a sign that person is feeling the depressed emotion. I dont exactly consider depression as a disease, though I do feel bad for people who are having prolonged sadness for a long period of time. That happens even to me, so I know what it is like. To be honest, it happens to most people actually.
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Post by al on Nov 22, 2019 2:19:33 GMT 10
I think we need to be careful when we talk about a sensitive topic such as suicide and regardless of your own personal stance on this matter, it's not something that should be made light of. At the end of the day, there's reasons as to why people come to the decision to take their own life. Depression can take your thoughts and skew them so that they work against you. You start believing that the people in your life would be better off without you, that you would be doing everyone a favour by removing yourself out of their lives. I've personally gone through it myself, to the point where I have even thought about how I would take my own life. It's disappointing to see that some of us believe that it is a cowardly thing to do. THIS right here. And to be fair, it's not entirely something you grasp until you've been there. It really feels like you'd be doing everyone a big favor.
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Post by Bluezone777 on Feb 12, 2020 4:35:39 GMT 10
I don't believe people consider or carry out suicide attempts because of cowardice but due to a lack of hope in a future worth living for. Many people really don't have the slightest clue what it means to be without hope not because they are dumb or something like that but because they simply can't know until you been there in one form or another. A tragic mistake many make in this sort of situation is they believe they can work it out their own and keep their struggle to themselves which often leads to a tragic end when someone that cares about that person gets to discover the body of a loved one or friend who committed suicide and that sort of thing can leave that person with lasting damage that can take a long time to heal from. The best thing for that person to do is to find someone they can talk to about it and the feelings surrounding those thoughts It's not even about knowing just what to say not that it don't help but just showing that they have someone to support them through the worst moments of it might make all the difference between making it out alive or not.
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Post by karlpalaka on Feb 12, 2020 4:57:01 GMT 10
I think it would be cowardly if people are giving up the life they were given just because something went wrong that makes them say life is over. I mean I have been in situations where I did feel suicidal, but I realize that a worse fate could happen if someone dies, especially in self murder.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 5:50:58 GMT 10
As others on here have said, you don't know until you've been there. This is why I cannot accept (although I respect your right to your views) that suicide is cowardice.
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Post by karlpalaka on Feb 12, 2020 9:39:59 GMT 10
As others on here have said, you don't know until you've been there. This is why I cannot accept (although I respect your right to your views) that suicide is cowardice. People nowadays commit suicide over small things, such a breakup with a girlfriend or someone on social media not responding back to your messages all of a sudden. I mean those things happen to many people who are in relationships, and well everyone on social media really for my second reason. I have seen some commit suicide over bad grades at school, which I can sort of understand, but still is too drastic. I did feel suicidal like around three times (one of which was well nearly the entire duration of my senior year) during my high school years, but I managed to fight through it and just try to make things right.
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Post by al on Feb 12, 2020 10:32:08 GMT 10
I’ll happily accept being wrong about this, but I’m going to go ahead and assume that those who are suicidal for seemingly small reasons are probably suffering from deep underlying depression. Something that appears insignificant may be enough to throw off a person’s stability or be masking other issues.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 12:33:15 GMT 10
It's a question of mental illness and stability. I heard ~95% of suicidal people are still alive 6 months later if they are made to postpone their suicide, which demonstrates that it's usually a snap decision (that isn't to say a long-term depression isn't usually the root cause).
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Post by aja675 on Feb 12, 2020 13:14:59 GMT 10
I mean, keeping your feelings inside and fooling yourself that the bad situation you are in is fine is still the most cowardly decision. The least cowardly being removing yourself from the situation even when nobody expects you to get out of it. Morality aside, suicide is in between.
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Post by sman12 on Feb 21, 2020 7:51:51 GMT 10
I'm hearing a lot of people on this thread say "But most people fear death". I don't think y'all realize that not everyone actually fears death. Most people that do fear death probably wouldn't even want to die. The only reason why those group of people dont fear death is cause they know they are going to die, but really, no one actually wants to die. If it was actually possible to live forever, I am pretty sure many would not want to die. Not me. I think dying at old age (around 80 or older) is a fitting end for a human being, because you've experienced it all in your life: the ups and downs. Living forever sounds hellish, torturous and boring. You'd run out of things to do and also go mentally insane for eternity. You'd actually want to die at that point.
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Post by karlpalaka on Apr 5, 2020 9:11:14 GMT 10
The only reason why those group of people dont fear death is cause they know they are going to die, but really, no one actually wants to die. If it was actually possible to live forever, I am pretty sure many would not want to die. Not me. I think dying at old age (around 80 or older) is a fitting end for a human being, because you've experienced it all in your life: the ups and downs. Living forever sounds hellish, torturous and boring. You'd run out of things to do and also go mentally insane for eternity. You'd actually want to die at that point. To be honest, new inventions will happen. By the time, most of us reach 80, the world will be different from today. Over 15 years ago, no one imagined the idea of smartphones, tablets, or virtual homing systems, and 17 years ago, no one dreamed of proper social media outside of instant messaging, message boards, and texting on cell phones. Point is running out of things to do will never be an issue. Yes, we will be living through new problems if they do end up occuring, but also, there will be new rewards that we would be able to enjoy, because we dont know what happens to people after death.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2020 2:34:03 GMT 10
I don't want to be 80 because I dread growing old. Although I am already old (or 'ould' as we say back home!).
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Post by jess on May 2, 2020 17:03:58 GMT 10
I've been suicidal before and have attended two people whilst they were attempting suicide (one being my husband, both lived thankfully).
Committing suicide isn't cowardly. Sometimes life gets unbearable, and I completely understand the desire to turn it off and never turn it back on again.
Anyone who is thinking about end their own life should be supported, not ridiculed or told their reasoning for wanting to die "isn't good enough".
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Post by broadstreet223 on May 6, 2020 5:38:46 GMT 10
I thought about doing it a couple times but I just can’t do it. I would much rather be alive and depressed than be dead.
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Post by nightmarefarm on Dec 28, 2021 17:20:21 GMT 10
Depends on your life situation and if you are afraid of death or not.
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