Poll: Suicide - Your opinion

[Shadowed Intent]

The ones to look out for are people that have my mind set. We just disappear. Luckily for me im content with my life. I was emotionally crushed at the age of 16-17 and so now im fairly...Cold. But in a good way, I can be hilarious & warm, but then switch straight away.

I am curious, what emotionally crushed you at that time?
It is ok if you don't want to disclose it, I'm just interested.

i was being oversensitive, but at the age of 16-17, Living with an abusive (verbally) step-father, Going to work & being told you're going to die lonely & being the subject to evil practical jokes. Then i got my heart broke (once again probably me being oversensitive) - Ive kinda been dead inside to Love ever since. Or at least to the love of a partner.

Oh ok, I'm sorry to hear that, but thankyou.

 

[Booze Zombie]

what if there aren't any others? then what?

And no there aren't always others so don't start me on it

Well, I suppose you bump into someone who's nosy enough to help you, don't do it or you do it.

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

I think it is too dependant on circumstances to make straightforward judgement.
I've nothing against the practice in theory, but I do feel that some times people jump to it too easily.

 

[ThreeWords]

I see it as a form of cowardice. Loads of people consider it, but only a few actually do it.
I personally have a fear of dying and what's to come after death, I don't know why anyone would want to find out sooner.

You see people doing something you fear, and you call it cowardice? That strikes me as a little hypocritical, my friend

In my opinion, it doesn't matter. It's their life, and if they want to leave, that's their choice. It's not for me to decide that they are brave or cowardly, right or wrong

I personally find death scary, but I'd never go as far as to take my own life if things become tough. I don't fear suicide as such, people just use it as a scapegoat.

I think that's right, my brain is still only half awake.

I think I see what you mean. But just because you'd prefer not to die, does that mean that for someone to take their own life is the wrong thing to do?

 

[Kurokami]

Search bar Approved[/B] (there was a poll on assisted suicide, But nothing like this)

For some random reason whilst sitting here bored at work my mind has wandered & I've remembered a conversation I had with an old colleague of mine about suicide. The act of taking your own life.
Her view was that Suicide was a selfish act, and it was despicable, meanwhile I just saw her as judgmental & narrow minded. My opinion has always been that you do not know what was going through someones mind, Some people are stronger than others & that it is very sad when someone takes their own life.

I have the feeling that everyone at some point has thought of taken the permanent solution to a Temporary problem, but something always kicks in and stops you.

A close family friend (that i didnt know very well tbh) recently committed suicide, and we do not know why, she had no problems, She was young, Beautiful, and didn't have any financial Woes.

Here is my question to you, Good people of the Escapist - What is your opinion on it?

EDIT: Assisted suicide is a different issue, you can discuss it but it wasn't what i was aiming
to discuss.

EDIT 2: Added a couple more options.

Depends on your reasons.

"omagod my life's so horrible WAAAH WAAAH WAAAH" = selfish, cowardly, stupid. take your life in a moment of stupidity with no regards for anyone else what so ever just so you can escape some little drama you've caused yourself. (Ps: classmate of mine suicided, i think she was a *****, her best friend ended up running to her and finding her half alive, = GG *****, has the school sorry for her death)

If you're taking your life for any other reason basically should be fine so long as you do it on your terms, personally I'm not keen on turning 50 or 60, might change if i have children/grand children, but we'll see.

Also, that thing that 'kicks in and stops you' is common sense.

 

[Under The Chestnut Tree]

It really depends on the situation.

 

[Insanum]

The ones to look out for are people that have my mind set. We just disappear. Luckily for me im content with my life. I was emotionally crushed at the age of 16-17 and so now im fairly...Cold. But in a good way, I can be hilarious & warm, but then switch straight away.

I am curious, what emotionally crushed you at that time?
It is ok if you don't want to disclose it, I'm just interested.

i was being oversensitive, but at the age of 16-17, Living with an abusive (verbally) step-father, Going to work & being told you're going to die lonely & being the subject to evil practical jokes. Then i got my heart broke (once again probably me being oversensitive) - Ive kinda been dead inside to Love ever since. Or at least to the love of a partner.

Oh ok, I'm sorry to hear that, but thankyou.

Is fine. Twas three years ago & ive come such a long way since then, Apart from my depressing taste in music im back to normal, just a bit heartless, but because of that time that i have such a good understanding of suicide. That time i just wanted to be wiped off the earth. Sure, you dont think about the...err.."clean up", so in that respect it is selfish, but when you get so low you dont even think you deserve the air/resources anymore...

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

... Here's a wierd thought. If you ever contemplated suicide, wouldn't you be a bit worried about what your near and dear would find out about you after you're dead? Let's say that someone find's your stash of embarassing porn on your computer? Or that you haven't changed your bed sheets for far too long? What if your loved ones find a tape where you recorded yourself singing really lousy?

I wonder, could personal embarassment deter someone from commiting suicide? That would be quite funny in a way. XD

 

[space_oddity]

Its your ride, and you have the right to get off whenever you wish.
Besides, we need that corpse of yours for the precious phosphates.

I mean, im the sort of 'life in every breath' Carpe Diem sort of guy, so i cant imagining killing myself out of depression or sadness, but some people find it difficult to find joy in life, and im not going to make them stick around if they arent having a good time.

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

Suicide would be fine if to avoid something more terrible eg. Torture, having to meet Rosie O'donell, mutilation, having to meet Rosie O'donell or Rape by elephant

 

[Charli]

I Don't believe it's an option ever. Selfish and self centered.
Im sorry life sucks, Mine does too and on my worst moments I still tell myself that its the cowards way out. Point is, as far as we know we're given one life. I do not intend to waste mine no matter how bad it gets.

Those in great pain and carrying the burden of disease and medical bills and family are the only people I believe are even allowed to contemplate the idea. And even that is a very gray area.

 

[CakeDragon]

I see it as a form of cowardice. Loads of people consider it, but only a few actually do it.
I personally have a fear of dying and what's to come after death, I don't know why anyone would want to find out sooner.

You see people doing something you fear, and you call it cowardice? That strikes me as a little hypocritical, my friend

In my opinion, it doesn't matter. It's their life, and if they want to leave, that's their choice. It's not for me to decide that they are brave or cowardly, right or wrong

I personally find death scary, but I'd never go as far as to take my own life if things become tough. I don't fear suicide as such, people just use it as a scapegoat.

I think that's right, my brain is still only half awake.

I think I see what you mean. But just because you'd prefer not to die, does that mean that for someone to take their own life is the wrong thing to do?

I don't think it's wrong as such, I mean, there are situations where suicide is acceptible- well, like, terminal illnesses and things like that.
I don't really think it matters whether I like death or not; my opinion of that aside, I still see suicide as cowardly.

 

[AvsJoe]

My religion tells me that suicides go to hell, but my personal opinion is that if you can't hack it, go home. I don't hate people who commit suicide. Actually, as purely a pragmatic standpoint, people who commit suicide are a good thing because it helps out the global overpopulation crisis.

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

My Father acually commited suicide when I was 6. So for the rest of my life I grew up without a 'real' father. I'm 14 now so I can't say I've gone a long stretch without him but now i understand why he did it.

He broke his back the ice and it shattered one of his (thing that stickes ou of the side of your spine). Every day no matter how much medication he took he would litteraly cry in pain. Also my mom was in the procces of divorcing him so that didn't help either. On top of all that he lost his job, he was always in pain and he couldn't take it.

Now I don't think his suicide was a good Idea but it happend, I always wonder what my life would be like with him, but I will never know.

I do have a 'father' now, well atleast I call him that. My mom has been dating him for years now, they just don't want to get married because it's too much commitment.

So my thoughts on suicide are grim, I don't like it but I could understand why people may do it.

 

[Agrael]

Never an option.

If life gives you crap - you throw the crap right back at it.

Live, and trust me - things never stay the same.

 

[Kurokami]

If anyone considers suicide, I'd tell them to go watch a documentary on the poverty in Africa or even here in North America. Those people struggle to eat two meals a day, and they make it somehow. How could your life be worse than that?

In developed nations we have the time to think, poor people stick to the basics, "how the fuck am i gonna eat tonight" not "oh gosh, why hasn't she/he called?"

In my opinion, it doesn't matter. It's their life, and if they want to leave, that's their choice. It's not for me to decide that they are brave or cowardly, right or wrong

You got it all wrong, its ONLY yours to decide whether they're brave or cowardly, right or wrong. In the end You've only got your point of view

My Father acually commited suicide when I was 6. So for the rest of my life I grew up without a 'real' father. I'm 14 now so I can't say I've gone a long stretch without him but now i understand why he did it.

He broke his back the ice and it shattered one of his (thing that stickes ou of the side of your spine). Every day no matter how much medication he took he would litteraly cry in pain. Also my mom was in the procces of divorcing him so that didn't help either. On top of all that he lost his job, he was always in pain and he couldn't take it.

Now I don't think his suicide was a good Idea but it happend, I always wonder what my life would be like with him, but I will never know.

I do have a 'father' now, well atleast I call him that. My mom has been dating him for years now, they just don't want to get married because it's too much commitment.

So my thoughts on suicide are grim, I don't like it but I could understand why people may do it.

At least your dad had a physical issue, one he couldn't fix either, if life just sucks then change it.

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

My religion tells me that suicides go to hell, but my personal opinion is that if you can't hack it, go home. I don't hate people who commit suicide. Actually, as purely a pragmatic standpoint, people who commit suicide are a good thing because it helps out the global overpopulation crisis.

So do gay people... Do you and your religion like them as well?

 

[Cryfear101]

This all depends on the circomstances in my opinion , if you were commiting Suicide but in the sence of you were protecting someone and going to lose your life in the process to make the other person live and you automatically knew you both would die if you didnt do it anyway then what would that be considered?

 

[The Kangaroo]

It's very selfish as they never consider the people that they leave behind and can very often lead to people close to them killing themselves