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Why do people say suicide is selfish?
Why do people say suicide is selfish? It's not selfish to end your OWN life, everyone else is going to rot in the ground just like their family before them and before them.
I want to die, and that is a choice just as is everything else in "life" what's the quickest, least painful way I can do this?
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I cannot say it any better than lightoftruth wrote it. What I will do is offer suggestions of how to live and why you may feel as you do.
People who feel suicidal are usually deeply depressed or something in their lives has gone horrible wrong for which they feel they cannot ever repair. This too is depression speaking.
Having suffered from depression myself I can tell you that when you are depressed you do not see things as they really are. They are distorted by whatever is depressing you. Depression hurts both physically and mentally. Fortunately with the right kind of help the Vail of depression can be lifted and the distortion through which life is being seen soon becomes clear.
If you are still feeling suicidal what I would like you to do is pick up the phone and dial 911. Tell the call taker that you are planning to hurt yourself. The call taker will stay on the phone with you while help is sent to you.
The most likely response will be in the form of a fire department engine company from the closest fire station, an ambulance and a police officer. The police officer is being sent to protect you not to harm you or arrest you. It is the officers job to see to it that the proper help is provided you and most likely will follow to the hospital to insure you receive the proper care.
If you are not actively planning to hurt yourself then I would like you to call the following number:1-800-273-TALK (8255). This is the National Suicide Prevention Hot Line. No matter what problems you are dealing with, w they want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.
As lightoftruth says: We will not and cannot tell you how to die. What we will do is help you live. There is no problem to big or to small that cannot be rectified. All you have to do is ask for help. So please either call 911 or the hot line number I provided.
I am living proof that suicide is not the answer to your problem.
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No one on this site is even allowed to tell you how to kill yourself.
People say suicide is self because there are people around you. You're not only affecting your life here. You affect the people around you.
It's usually because people are so consumed with depression and sadness. They are only thinking about themselves, they can't help it. They aren't thinking about the pain it brings to other people.
It's not the dead who suffer, it's the ones they leave behind.
You're no longer there for the people you love. It causes pain to friends, family, and the community.
Nobody knows what's going on in your life but you can help yourself and other people around you if you go try to get help.
You might not realize this, but suicide affects people forever. It scars them for the rest of their lives.
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It is selfish, It is selfish in a way that many many people never had the chance to even have that privilege. You, Have neen fortunate enough to live. You see, Family have passed away yes, but you also have family now and you will have family in the future. It is selfish to do such an act that will cause those who love you pain and misery.
There have been countless times I have thought of taken my life as well. Why didn't I? Because living is more important. I have family that love me and I was meant to live. I couldn't bare ti even think if the pain my family would live through if I weren't here. YOU are here for a reason, That is because god has choosen for you to make the best of your life.
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No one here is going to tell you how to kill yourself.
They wont tell you because it's against the rules of the site, but also because no sensible, moral person would want to contribute to the death of a complete stranger.
Whether or not you or I believe that an individual has a right to end their own life - you definitely do not have a right to demand others assist you in ending your own life.
As for your first question - Why is suicide selfish? Well, because it fits the definition. It is a choice made entirely for oneself, without concern or compassion for feelings of others, or the burdens your actions place on them. It's a choice that causes permanent harm, pain and confusion to everyone else who knows the person who has died.
I know a girl who found her sister's dead body hanging from a tree in the backyard when she was only ten. Can you tell me that it was perfectly justified for the elder sister to create that situation and leave her family scared with that memory forever - that it wasn't the least bit selfish?
Most people who consider suicide seriously are desperate and/or mentally ill, so there certainly needs to be some compassion for them and the state they are in - No one wants to be in pain - and it's not inherently selfish to want that pain to end, but being mentally ill doesn't make their actions magically 'not selfish', it's just means others need to make peace with the fact the person wasn't able to make good judgements when they were in pain.
No matter how you slice it, suicide is still the act of murdering someone, even if it's just yourself, and that act will have major consequences for the living. It always does.
Although I don't think someone should necessarily be required to go on living in all cases just due to the feelings of those around them - that doesn't change the fact that suicide hurts others very deeply, and permanently, and that a person choosing whether or not to commit suicide is in a position to choose whether to do that harm, or to not do that harm.
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