el Jay
Well-known member
I think suicide is unfortunate, but is ultimately up to the person who wants to end their life, not others. And I find the usual concern trolling "oh, but think about how your family/friends/whoever will feel!" to be absolutely despicable.
If anyone who would be saddened by a person's suicide really cared, they could be doing a lot more to help that person than they are. Too often someone who expresses that they are depressed enough for suicide to be a thought are shouted down with "think of other people!" and generic "you have so much to live for" ********, but nothing is done to actually help the person with the problems they face. They're called selfish for seeking a solution to their own problems by other people who are the truly selfish ones, wanting someone else to live just for the sake of their own personal happiness.
If anyone who would be saddened by a person's suicide really cared, they could be doing a lot more to help that person than they are. Too often someone who expresses that they are depressed enough for suicide to be a thought are shouted down with "think of other people!" and generic "you have so much to live for" ********, but nothing is done to actually help the person with the problems they face. They're called selfish for seeking a solution to their own problems by other people who are the truly selfish ones, wanting someone else to live just for the sake of their own personal happiness.