Suicide
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i think life is too good to be wasted!!!!! 
you just need to be optimistic!!!!!!!
you just need to be optimistic!!!!!!!
member2686
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Difficult and serious topic. Nice idea.
I think most people probably, even just intellectually, have contemplated the issue or examined it. As far as personally, maybe a good percentage of people have been so low that they have contemplated it when they felt there was no way out of their particular dilemma. As to actually trying suicide, I suspect that the percentage will be low.
It's a terribly sad thing - a selfish act like no other - and it leaves a lot of pain and anguish behind for surviving friends and family, loved ones. Sometimes it triggers the suicide of a surviving loved one even. My ex g/f's grandfather hung himself, and then one of his sons (my ex g/f's uncle), later in life, also killed himself. It seems to run in families, or maybe again it's the chain-reaction effect. "Dad did it. I can do it too."
There is a LOT of aid and counseling available for people who are feeling suicidal. All it takes, in many many cases, is a phone call and a counselor/therapist can talk the person out of their mania and calm them down to a rational point of view. All the person has to do is pick up the phone and make the call. Many people are so ashamed and afraid to call. It's a call that could save their life and possibly get them back on the road to sane living and happiness. A call to a friend or a family member also can save the person. Usually, as long as SOMEONE else knows, it can prevent suicide.
If you're in the USA, just dial 911, even.
I know this thread was created out of curiosity, but just in case anyone ever reads this and is feeling suicidal, I thought I would post some helpful links:
Suicide Hotlines (USA): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blus.htm
Suicide Hotlines (Canada): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blcanada.htm
Suicide Hotlines (International): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blintl.htm
Have a great day!!!
I think most people probably, even just intellectually, have contemplated the issue or examined it. As far as personally, maybe a good percentage of people have been so low that they have contemplated it when they felt there was no way out of their particular dilemma. As to actually trying suicide, I suspect that the percentage will be low.
It's a terribly sad thing - a selfish act like no other - and it leaves a lot of pain and anguish behind for surviving friends and family, loved ones. Sometimes it triggers the suicide of a surviving loved one even. My ex g/f's grandfather hung himself, and then one of his sons (my ex g/f's uncle), later in life, also killed himself. It seems to run in families, or maybe again it's the chain-reaction effect. "Dad did it. I can do it too."
There is a LOT of aid and counseling available for people who are feeling suicidal. All it takes, in many many cases, is a phone call and a counselor/therapist can talk the person out of their mania and calm them down to a rational point of view. All the person has to do is pick up the phone and make the call. Many people are so ashamed and afraid to call. It's a call that could save their life and possibly get them back on the road to sane living and happiness. A call to a friend or a family member also can save the person. Usually, as long as SOMEONE else knows, it can prevent suicide.
If you're in the USA, just dial 911, even.
I know this thread was created out of curiosity, but just in case anyone ever reads this and is feeling suicidal, I thought I would post some helpful links:
Suicide Hotlines (USA): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blus.htm
Suicide Hotlines (Canada): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blcanada.htm
Suicide Hotlines (International): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blintl.htm
Have a great day!!!
Considered it back in 1994 and was about to go through with it but somehow something just stopped me. If I didn't do it back then, I doubt there's anything that will make me do it now. Though if I knew how my life was going to turn out 10 years later, I probably would have :rofl:
member5726
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I have thought about it, but i'm glad i did'nt do it, i'm a better person today for it.
Dinalt
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Nightfly said:Difficult and serious topic. Nice idea.
I think most people probably, even just intellectually, have contemplated the issue or examined it. As far as personally, maybe a good percentage of people have been so low that they have contemplated it when they felt there was no way out of their particular dilemma. As to actually trying suicide, I suspect that the percentage will be low.
It's a terribly sad thing - a selfish act like no other - and it leaves a lot of pain and anguish behind for surviving friends and family, loved ones. Sometimes it triggers the suicide of a surviving loved one even. My ex g/f's grandfather hung himself, and then one of his sons (my ex g/f's uncle), later in life, also killed himself. It seems to run in families, or maybe again it's the chain-reaction effect. "Dad did it. I can do it too."
There is a LOT of aid and counseling available for people who are feeling suicidal. All it takes, in many many cases, is a phone call and a counselor/therapist can talk the person out of their mania and calm them down to a rational point of view. All the person has to do is pick up the phone and make the call. Many people are so ashamed and afraid to call. It's a call that could save their life and possibly get them back on the road to sane living and happiness. A call to a friend or a family member also can save the person. Usually, as long as SOMEONE else knows, it can prevent suicide.
If you're in the USA, just dial 911, even.
I know this thread was created out of curiosity, but just in case anyone ever reads this and is feeling suicidal, I thought I would post some helpful links:
Suicide Hotlines (USA): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blus.htm
Suicide Hotlines (Canada): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blcanada.htm
Suicide Hotlines (International): http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blintl.htm
Have a great day!!!
:bowdown: Great reply to a very difficult and sensitive topic.
About 10 years ago, I did consider it but fortunately didn't take it any further. I had the sense to see a doctor who diagnosed severe depression, and managed to treat it.
I'd also agree that this does tend to run in families. There's certainly a history of depression in my family, and some evidence emerging that a depressive tendency can be genetically passed on.
I've suffered from depression at times, especially in my late teens/early twenties and i've thought about suicide, but i would never ever go though with it because my greatest fear in life is death. I know it's a stupid fear to have because it comes to us all, but the thought of ending my life just seems so stupid becuase we only get to live it once.
Now where's that life after death thread.......
Now where's that life after death thread.......
i lost two friends also to suicide one of them doing it after school on school grounds.. she waited till everyone was gone and shot herself..(she was the girl that got picked on by alot of ppl she was tall skin and bones and bright red hair) she left a note in her locker telling why she did it and thanked the ppl fhat gave he such a hard time in high school for taking her life away. the other one did it when his g/f of five years broke up with him for another guy...
i have said i was going to do it when i was upset and all but i would never really do it... i would not have wanted to put my mom and dad through that.
to my friends jennifer and donovon RIP
i have said i was going to do it when i was upset and all but i would never really do it... i would not have wanted to put my mom and dad through that.
to my friends jennifer and donovon RIP
member11579
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Nothing at all in life actually scares me. I have done things that are stupidly dangerous and they dont worry me because I have this freaky sense that death happens to other people, and not me. Stupid huh? But when i sit and think about it, think about actually being gone and THATS IT - all over, finito... well it scares the CRAP out of me personally. Usually I think about that shit when I am down late at night alone or something, and seriously if I dont go and DO something, like watch a film or talk to someone I get freakishly panicked.
Therefore, to me, the thought of actually commiting suicide it TOTALLY alien, and have never considered it past the thoughts of "what a rush jumping off a cliff, sucks you gotta land". I can understand WHY people do it, and I can understand sometimes there really can be no way out of certain situations, but at the same time I can not think of it as anything other than a cowardly thing to do, and kinda selfish to boot.
Dont get me wrong, I am not judging anyone who has thought about it or tried it, but that is just how I feel. I have had some real shitty times where I thought NOW what the fuck do I do; for example when I split up with a long term partner and lost my home I had been working for, and shortly after, my job. But, again, my blind optimism and stupid sense of invincibilty served me well and I managed to pick myself up and get going again.
If anyone IS considering it, dont do it. If things really are that bad, then totally change your life - go wandering or join a volunteer organisation or something. There is ALWAYS something you can do to make things better, even if you dont see it right now.
Therefore, to me, the thought of actually commiting suicide it TOTALLY alien, and have never considered it past the thoughts of "what a rush jumping off a cliff, sucks you gotta land". I can understand WHY people do it, and I can understand sometimes there really can be no way out of certain situations, but at the same time I can not think of it as anything other than a cowardly thing to do, and kinda selfish to boot.
Dont get me wrong, I am not judging anyone who has thought about it or tried it, but that is just how I feel. I have had some real shitty times where I thought NOW what the fuck do I do; for example when I split up with a long term partner and lost my home I had been working for, and shortly after, my job. But, again, my blind optimism and stupid sense of invincibilty served me well and I managed to pick myself up and get going again.
If anyone IS considering it, dont do it. If things really are that bad, then totally change your life - go wandering or join a volunteer organisation or something. There is ALWAYS something you can do to make things better, even if you dont see it right now.
Being a psychology major has led me to work on a couple of crisis lines. Suicide is a very serious and difficult thing to deal with, whether it be you with the thoughts or someone close to you. I would encourage anyone who is considering or knows of someone considering suicide to get professional help. We all need friends to lean on but a professional is the only one that will be able to diagnose any type of disorder and perhaps further curb any future thoughts of suicide.
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