http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/2010/10/20/being-suicidal-what-it-feels-like-to-want-to-kill-yourself/
It’s really goddamn familiar, huh? I guess we could all stand to stop creating or internalizing unrealistic standards for ourselves and our lives… Which is harder than it sounds, for me anyway.
One more thing I stumbled on recently that I thought was interesting: antinatalism, the belief that life should not be brought into existence. They say they don’t approve of suicide, but I see a connection. Regardless–hear, hear!
By the way, I’m so fickle about life… I am back to suicidal ideation again because two leads I had for jobs no longer seem as promising. Having a liberal arts degree in this economy is such a *****. Having said that–all you suicidal teens, it’s worth waiting till college. Have a good time in college, at least, before you die. I heard that US federal student loans are forgiven upon death…?
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i’ll try to wait…
No one disagrees that changing perspective can negate the idea or process of suicide for some people.
Still changing perspective does not change reality, only how one views and accepts it.
Reason why some see suicide as cowardly. However dealing with suffering does not necessarily improve a person, in many cases it just makes them better able to endure more suffering and sometimes stymies them from attempting to find a solution.
The “everything is good even the bad” mentality.
I myself choose not to change perspective. I rather prefer my impending self inflicted death. It is way more preferable to keep adjusting to the future ups and downs that life offers especially since I have lost my youth.