Is suicide actually selfish if you’ve tried everything you know of out there to get better? Isn’t it selfish for others to stop you if you have tried everything? To stay living in torture just so that others can continue on as normal, how’s that fair?
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You are right
Its selfish to force someone to live. Suicide isn’t selfish
It isn’t fair. They probably believe you’ll still find something to make you better, and people also have a hard time thinking about someone they love dying. But it’s not fair to leave people to suffer.
Suicide is just an act, no more important than raking a lawn or drinking a cup of tea. So, if you’re intent on drinking tea then someone screams at you, “Stop…don’t drink it!!!” Then you turn and look at that person and say, “Why? I’m just drinking tea.”
And they say, “no no no..don’t. I don’t like it when you drink tea. You could burn your mouth.”
You say, “Ya, but I happen to like tea and it’s my mouth. If I want to burn it, that’s my decision.”
And they say, “Ohhh, that’s just so wrong wrong wrong. Can’t you see people care about your mouth and if you burn your mouth. And I know you won’t like the taste of that tea anyway.”
And you say, “Oh…Puh-Leez!! This is my choice, my tea, my mouth and I’m going to drink it. However, you’ve made me question my own decision now. Maybe I should think about this. I…I don’t know anymore if drinking tea is ok or not. Shit. You could be right?”
And they say, “Whewww…glad I could help change your mind. I was scared for a minute.”
While I do agree with Randall here I also have to say that I prefer you didn’t kill yourself because more often than not the suicidal people are often the more empathetic people (at least on this site in my own experience) which makes you a more probable candidate to making the world a better place.
If you want the make the world a better place, that’s fully up to you. Take care 🙂
If you 100% believe that suicide is your final and last and only option, then stop torturing yourself. But, because you’re still here and still trying for whatever reason then there’s hope that life will turn around. You’re doing something right because you’re still here. Give yourself some credit. Everyday you wake up and your feet hit the floor, you’re doing something good and fair for yourself. You’re beating the odds. You’re making it…slow and steady wins the race. One day, one hour, one minute, one breath at a time. Stay true to yourself, be fair to yourself, listen to yourself and you’ll be ok. Stay strong.
in my opinion suicide is not selfish. and even if it is, why should that matter? i believe that everyone should be allowed one major selfish decision in life AT LEAST.
Its all about your perception. What is a torturous life in your opinion, might be the type of life I would give anything to have but as far as selfish, no I don’t believe it is a selfish act. If you knew that your suicide was going to cause extreme grief and depression in someone that you love and who you leave behind, which in turn results in them committing suicide, would you consider their act of suicide to be selfish knowing it was directly bought on by your suicide.
Somebody Insignificant: I have a great life, amazing people surround me but I’m absolutely miserable because of my own brain. The only reason I’m still living is because of the amazing people in my life. It’s for them that I try. I’ve been trying for 15 years, i can’t count the number of things/treatments that I’ve tried…I think I’m about done though. I don’t think that any of them committing suicide over my death would be selfish, but it’s one of my fears that I could cause that.