I get that, and I agree. It can sometimes even have a domino effect. But some people don’t have anyone who likes them let alone loves them. I really doubt my cat will carry this with him the rest of his life, he’ll just be sad he didn’t get to eat me and claim my soul.
I hate platitudes like this. Some people don’t have loved ones.
Bill Zeller: “People say suicide is selfish. I think it’s selfish to ask people to continue living painful and miserable lives, just so you possibly won’t feel sad for a week or two.”
I agree with you 110%. Some people simply do not have anyone in their lives, a reason I’m sure which aides in the decision to commit the act or not. And I absolutely agree with you on your quote. I was called selfish recently when I decided to try and see if I could talk to someone, I was called a selfish asshole. I think it’s much easier to be angry at someone who is feeling suicidal or has committed suicide than feel guilty over it, not that I’m saying people should feel guilty, people tend to feel guilty over any death whether it’s in their control or not.
That’s a fallacious argument, the pain one feels about their own existence is not the same as the pain one feels from the loss of a loved one. They’re very different kinds of pain and have different outcomes.
This sentence is another way of saying suicide is a selfish act, think of those you’re hurting through their loss of you.
Indeed some people (if there are any around in your life) will definitely suffer. But they have their own lives to live and they too will at some point be forced to confront their own demise.
I’d say there’s only one person I’m truly still living for…she needs me and if I were to disappear, it would be a terrible loss for her-she has also felt suicidal as well, we have a complicated relationship.
I don’t know if this site makes me think of suicide more or that I think about suicide and come to this site…but I’m not going to blame anything/anyone else for how I feel inside.
My life went badly awry through poor decision making on my part…things were really good for me at one point, I was heading for that almost ideal life, but when you fall into a certain routine, regardless of how much money you’re making, unless you’re rich, life looses all value and meaning. You ask yourself this is it? This is what I worked so hard to struggle for? A crappy job that I’m forced go to everyday, sacrificing my freedom for this crap?
I wish I could die in my sleep…but wishful thinking won’t end this life, only deliberate action will.
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I get that, and I agree. It can sometimes even have a domino effect. But some people don’t have anyone who likes them let alone loves them. I really doubt my cat will carry this with him the rest of his life, he’ll just be sad he didn’t get to eat me and claim my soul.
I agree there are a few people in my life that keep me from going over the edge. Including my boyfriend and some close friends.
I hate platitudes like this. Some people don’t have loved ones.
Bill Zeller: “People say suicide is selfish. I think it’s selfish to ask people to continue living painful and miserable lives, just so you possibly won’t feel sad for a week or two.”
I agree with you 110%. Some people simply do not have anyone in their lives, a reason I’m sure which aides in the decision to commit the act or not. And I absolutely agree with you on your quote. I was called selfish recently when I decided to try and see if I could talk to someone, I was called a selfish asshole. I think it’s much easier to be angry at someone who is feeling suicidal or has committed suicide than feel guilty over it, not that I’m saying people should feel guilty, people tend to feel guilty over any death whether it’s in their control or not.
That’s a fallacious argument, the pain one feels about their own existence is not the same as the pain one feels from the loss of a loved one. They’re very different kinds of pain and have different outcomes.
This sentence is another way of saying suicide is a selfish act, think of those you’re hurting through their loss of you.
Indeed some people (if there are any around in your life) will definitely suffer. But they have their own lives to live and they too will at some point be forced to confront their own demise.
I’d say there’s only one person I’m truly still living for…she needs me and if I were to disappear, it would be a terrible loss for her-she has also felt suicidal as well, we have a complicated relationship.
I don’t know if this site makes me think of suicide more or that I think about suicide and come to this site…but I’m not going to blame anything/anyone else for how I feel inside.
My life went badly awry through poor decision making on my part…things were really good for me at one point, I was heading for that almost ideal life, but when you fall into a certain routine, regardless of how much money you’re making, unless you’re rich, life looses all value and meaning. You ask yourself this is it? This is what I worked so hard to struggle for? A crappy job that I’m forced go to everyday, sacrificing my freedom for this crap?
I wish I could die in my sleep…but wishful thinking won’t end this life, only deliberate action will.