I’m not sure if I should post this but here is the list of why I want to kill myself
I wouldn’t think of killing myself if it was a temporary crisis
I feel so trapped in
1- my country
a woman in saudi arabia has no life at all only if she was lucky enough
in my case i don’t have the luck
women are not allowed to drive I’ve lost a job because I couldn’t find anyone to arrive me to workplace
and now I gave up trying to find a job .. it is like i don’t want to go through this again
anyway my dream is to continue my studying and  have the PhD degree  but guess what ..
we don’t have good universities for that and it is not allowed to go study abroad or travel outside the country without a “Mahram” and without my father approval
there is no male relative wants to leave his life here just to come with me & wait for me finish my studying
actually .. I think once i get out of this stupid place I won’t come back
I’ll try to apply for refugee or something
but I can’t get out .. I feel i’m stuck here forever
2-I’m trapped in my body .. when I look at the mirror I don’t feel that this is me.
3-I’m trapped in my mind
I think differently from people around me .. actually I’m atheists around bigots Muslims
plus I’m socially inept & I hate being around people
if i weren’t planning on killing myself and if I weren’t so depressed and couldn’t be any careless about life in this moment of my life i would try to get over this problem.
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Wow, that sounds tough 🙁
How could you escape Saudi Arabia in order to continue your studies?
I can’t go out without a male relative .. it is almost impossible for me to get out from this situation
When I think of Hell on Earth, Riyadh comes to mind. Sister truthfully I’d kill myself too. I really wish someone would write that for me: not to worry, to kill myself surely and swiftly because without hope time itself is punishment.
In the land of the free and home of the brave we pretend to live in a democracy yet weasel our ways into some office to slave away unquestionably. Work at some dictatorship is treason. So it’s Hell here too. Thanks for sharing a part of your story iFree and welcome aboard.
thanks!
I’m an Arab as well, living in an Islamic, conservative, close-minded society. Living in such an ignorant society has led me to questioning whether the notion that the dogma which the average sheeple is following is right or wrong, and eventually, I discovered at age 16 that Islam is a lie while reading the Quran. As a fellow atheist, or at least an irreligious, secular, free-thinking person, I tell you that since you don’t believe in an afterlife, you’ll have to know that this experience won’t be lived again, this is your only chance to show how aligned you are to the formless substance, or the source of our existence, I suggest that before taking the decision of killing yourself, you should read a book called The Science of Getting Rich, neglect the title, what it talks about is not financial success, but more than that, it covers all aspects of life, I was extremely suicidal and depressed on a daily basis, I thought of cutting and/or killing myself, I have been through a lot, and that book has helped me a lot. It’s only 77 pages, it will take a few hours to read, but it will save you years of your life. Speaking of realities for now, I know that women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive, answer phones, or even show their hair in public. This is extremely tough, I know. But dwelling over something won’t change the fact that it is taking place, doing something about it will change. First of all, you have to try your best to leave this country, how? You’ll have to read that book, it will tell you of how capable you are, you will find yourself visualising your goals for thousands of times before achieving them, and you will see your plans take action before your eyes, just like you hoped for them to be. May this book be your last resort, I do hope you write back, I could talk to you on e-mail or Facebook as well and you can vent at me, I’m willing to help you out, just please, don’t kill yourself. Don’t allow those brainwashed people to ruin a life which could benefit humanity. Your probability of benefiting humanity is higher than any of those Muslims who are willing to behead anyone who becomes an apostate. You might think that I’m talking about something impossible to achieve, but what if you believe in something, you are going to achieve it, trust me when I say this, if right now, you change your mindset, try your best, and take an efficient, small step towards escaping this country, on a daily basis, you’ll be out of it in very little time, and you’ll be living the life you’ve always had dreams about. You will live the secular life. Don’t give up, I know it’s nearly impossible to escape that country if you think of it in a scientific, reasonable way, but you can do it if you’re determined enough. Read that book, and see what your decision is after reading it. Do not, I repeat, do not kill yourself, because those Muslims are not worth you taking your ONLY life away, this is your only physical experience, your only opportunity to express yourself, after you die, there won’t be an afterlife, there won’t be a heaven or a hell, this is the only thing you’ll ever sense. You may think that I’m being delusional about having high hopes, but I am going in a similar situation to yours, and I have been going through changes since I read that book. You will escape it. But only if you believe you will. I know how hard it is.
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Go ahead and vent at me, I will be of help. You’re not stuck there forever, you can make plans and you’ll see how it goes just like you visualise it. Just trust this book.
Thank you so much on this comment
when I read it i feel like having the energy to face this situation
I read the book .. it is a good book
it says there is no government,no law , nothing can stop me from achieving what I want if I believed & did what the book says
I’m somewhat convinced..but I’m afraid of getting my hopes up too high and then everything crash down. actually, I don’t feel that I can be optimistic. it is hard to control my emotions.
because like what you said it’s nearly impossible to escape that country if you think of it in a reasonable way.
anyway .. I haven’t given up 100% yet that’s why I’m still here.
thanks again!