I hate how suicide is always viewed/judged by people & society as a cowardice, stupid, and “taking an easy way out”. It seems to me that human beings (well, most of them inhabiting this planet) are either lacking empathy, or naive, ignorant, simple-minded, and just plain stupid, especially in their “optimism/positivity” bias.
Suicide is rarely or perhaps even never viewed as the simple fact & harsh truth/reality, that no, Life is NOT a gift. For some people, this life/world/society/existence/reality is a curse, full of (endless, unfixable) pain & sufferings.
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Suicide is often discussed from the perspective of those left behind. We are made aware of the tremendous pain and loss in their lives following the unexpected loss of a friend or loved one to suicide. Other than on this forum, I believe I’ve never heard discussion about the selfish nature of expecting others to continue living with tremendous pain, in order to save the survivors from dealing with….wait for it…tremendous pain. Is it fair to ask you to stay and continue living so that I will not suffer your loss? I believe it is not fair to ask that, and think it’s an idea that is just immediately disregarded by the anti-suicide crowd as being “preposterous.” To them, life is sacred and is to be lived, at all costs. At all costs. Suicide is not an option, there is always a solution, hang in there one more day, etc. Yet, they have vague and nondescript reasons as to why life must be lived, they can rarely offer a valid reason as to why, other than so that “others won’t suffer.”
Its an individual decision, and others will suffer as a result. But to those who choose it, the suffering is no longer tolerable, and this point is too often lost and disregarded as being meaningless.