re: For those thinking about suicide

Suicide is not inherently selfish. If you have been there then you should know. I have been there. I was hospitalized for "being there". It isn't selfish. Does it hurt the people around you, sure. But their hurting is in no way more important than the person who committed suicide.

Your response was very uneducated aka ignorant

Please tell me I'm wrong and that you actually have some personal knowledge of the subject other than making ill informed snap judgements

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You started with personal attacks instead of discussing the issue at hand and now want to call me out for the same?

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Calling you ignorant isn't a personal attack, it's a simple statement of fact. Sorry if that offends you.

ETA: eh, you're probably trolling. nevermind.

This thread is about suicide, and now it is about hate and anger, so I guess you guys get the point....

I have a very close childhood friend that committed suicide a couple years ago. He left behind a wife and two beautiful little girls. He did this while his girls were home and his wife was at work. Also my stepfather who had terminal brain cancer that my mother, sister and myself decided after he was unable to decide for himself not to prolong his suffering with life support and nutritional supplements that would have kept him alive much longer.

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I once came to the end of my line and almost jumped out of a high rise at the drop of a hat without even thinking about it. Luckily I had someone with me that loved me and stopped me at all cost. Don't know why i'm sharing this, but once I reflected I was ashamed and do feel selfish but also don't think it's always a selfish act. People that spew that don't put into perspective the suffering that some people suffer from both mental and physical.

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I was sad then angry. Regretful then remorseful. Sad then angry again.

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It just goes in cycles and never goes away.

To the OP. You could google suicide prevention. I know there are plenty of organizations.

A close friend of mine was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 2 weeks before his suicide. It sucks. He left his loving family, a beautiful girlfriend, and friends that loved him dearly. I would have never known anything was wrong with him. Had a few drinks with him a night before he took his life. Miss him everyday. I wish he would have talked to me or hinted in any way he was in trouble. I have gone over that conversation countless times in my head thinking of anything he said. The simple fact is, he was fighting something dark and either thought he had it under control, or was too embarrassed to ask for help. You're absolutely correct. If you're in a bad spot, please talk to someone. It can be a stranger in a office, or your best friend. Just give someone a chance to help.

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My 3 best friends died within 3 days of each other the summer after we graduated from high school. One of the deaths was a suicide. I know it kind of sounds like I was "following a herd" towards my own death after this, but in the end I convinced myself to continue my life (no one else convinced me of that). But, I was in bad shape for a little while.