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Originally posted by AlphaSigLana
DO you think it is selfish? What if the person is so miserable that no matter what they do they can't feel better (they're even on antidepressants). Wouldn't it be better for someone to kill themself then to be miserable the rest of their lives and to make other people miserable because they are so depressed and complain about their life all the time?
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Yes, I think suicide is selfish. I don't believe the person committing the act really looks at it that way, though. He/she is in pain, for whatever reason, and doesn't feel that things will get better. The person views dying as the only option. What that person doesn't think about is how the death will affect others.
My roommate committed suicide a couple of years ago. I found his body, and I can tell you that the image haunts me to this day. I still have nightmares.
He was a really, really nice guy, and I know that if he'd thought about what he was doing and how it would impact his family and friends, then he wouldn't have gone through with it. Unfortunately, he got drunk and wasn't thinking clearly when he picked up his gun.
His family has never recovered from his death. And I have never recovered fully from the shock of discovering his body.
If you're having suicidal thoughts, then you need to get help NOW. Professional help. You think that you're making people miserable now? I think you're wrong, and I can promise you that committing suicide will make your friends and family more miserable than you could ever imagine.