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Suicide, What are your thoughts?
After hearing countless stories about people committing suicide, it had made me thinking for a while. Why would someone go past the point where they needed to escape reality, is depression that bad?
I, for one, have not experienced such depression in which I would have suicidal thoughts however I can understand what kinds of thing people have gone through. If anyone has played "Actual Sunlight", it'll make you think not only for you but the others around you. In a basic review, this game is about Love, Depression and Corporation some of which is what can lead to Suicide.
Now, my main thoughts on why people end their lives are because they feel as if they are worth nothing. They feel as if they are abandoned, forgotten, maybe even thrown away. Some might call these people cowards for ending their problems but are they really? The human mind can only take so much and bullying is making it worse.
I like to know what you think, obviously, I'm no genius so there is no wrong answer. I'd just like to hear you opinions on Suicide.
I, for one, have not experienced such depression in which I would have suicidal thoughts however I can understand what kinds of thing people have gone through. If anyone has played "Actual Sunlight", it'll make you think not only for you but the others around you. In a basic review, this game is about Love, Depression and Corporation some of which is what can lead to Suicide.
Now, my main thoughts on why people end their lives are because they feel as if they are worth nothing. They feel as if they are abandoned, forgotten, maybe even thrown away. Some might call these people cowards for ending their problems but are they really? The human mind can only take so much and bullying is making it worse.
I like to know what you think, obviously, I'm no genius so there is no wrong answer. I'd just like to hear you opinions on Suicide.
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Originally Posted by Maxiboo
After hearing countless stories about people committing suicide, it had made me thinking for a while. Why would someone go past the point where they needed to escape reality, is depression that bad?
I, for one, have not experienced such depression in which I would have suicidal thoughts however I can understand what kinds of thing people have gone through. If anyone has played "Actual Sunlight", it'll make you think not only for you but the others around you. In a basic review, this game is about Love, Depression and Corporation some of which is what can lead to Suicide.
Now, my main thoughts on why people end their lives are because they feel as if they are worth nothing. They feel as if they are abandoned, forgotten, maybe even thrown away. Some might call these people cowards for ending their problems but are they really? The human mind can only take so much and bullying is making it worse.
I like to know what you think, obviously, I'm no genius so there is no wrong answer. I'd just like to hear you opinions on Suicide.
Hey there.
I actually suffer heavy suicidal thoughts about 3-4 times a week, though it varies. It is simply something I suffer from, and no, it is not depression. They are unpredictable and the length of time they will last is unknown. When they happen I tend to go to my room and hide under the covers until the 'pain' stops.
The feeling is truly like nothing else. It's this state of mind where every single thing you think about seems negative. It's this perception that no matter what happens to you, you will always be unhappy. If I thought about winning one billion dollars during this frame of mind, I feel nothing. There is no joy in the world, everything is negative. Your mind goes to one place, "What's the point in living then?". That's the scariest part, as that is when suicidal thoughts come into play.
I have had a few horrible attacks where I come close to hurting myself, but dear god the amount of strength you need to hurt yourself deliberately (pull the trigger for example) is enormous. When people say it's cowardly to commit suicide, I am appalled. The fact that they had enough strength to kill themselves, but not keep on living means that they were certain about what they were wanting to do. Killing yourself requires a lot of bravery, and I have never reached a breaking point like that.
The key thing to remember during these episodes is to keep telling myself it's only temporary, and it won't last very long. Though in the moment, your brain really doesn't care. It believes it will be forever in this pit of hell. 10 minutes later I'm totally fine again. I can't explain why it happens. So far no scientist has found exactly why it's happening, so there are many unanswered questions.
This is of course my experiences with suicidal thoughts, so most others will be dramatically different, from other people/events affecting them etc. so they deal with it once. While I have to deal with it on sometimes a daily basis. Luckily I have strategies to help myself, so it ends up being okay and not as bad anymore.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to reply and ask whatever you want. Nothing is really of limits. Hope this helps you!
All I have to say is if you think you have it bad and think you want to die and can't handle it THAT BAD, then just do it, because there are people all around the world who probably have 1000 more reasons than you to want to end it all and are positive people that try and make the best of things. There is no guarantee what happens after this life, and it can be hard sometimes, but being positive and getting through it all is always going to be the best option. There's not enough room on this earth for negative people like that, and I am tired of hearing about it, suicide shouldn't even be an issue.
Originally Posted by Datsick
All I have to say is if you think you have it bad and think you want to die and can't handle it THAT BAD, then just do it, because there are people all around the world who probably have 1000 more reasons than you to want to end it all and are positive people that try and make the best of things. There is no guarantee what happens after this life, and it can be hard sometimes, but being positive and getting through it all is always going to be the best option. There's not enough room on this earth for negative people like that, and I am tired of hearing about it, suicide shouldn't even be an issue.
You hear this a lot actually. You don't have it bad, there are people without food, you have a roof over your head, etc etc. Suicide is not usually superficial thing. You can be rich and be suicidal, you can also be poor and be suicidal. You can have parents and be suicidal and you can be abandoned and be suicidal. It more has to do with how much you yourself can handle as a person. When your greatest concern is getting your head together and not tearing yourself apart the world around you and it's luxuries lose almost all of their value.
Last edited by Aracoon; Oct 16, 2015 at 02:41 PM.
Originally Posted by Datsick
All I have to say is if you think you have it bad and think you want to die and can't handle it THAT BAD, then just do it, because there are people all around the world who probably have 1000 more reasons than you to want to end it all and are positive people that try and make the best of things. There is no guarantee what happens after this life, and it can be hard sometimes, but being positive and getting through it all is always going to be the best option. There's not enough room on this earth for negative people like that, and I am tired of hearing about it, suicide shouldn't even be an issue.
This is truly a horrible thing to say. Saying you shouldn't feel sad because someone has it worse, is like saying you shouldn't be happy because someone has it better.
Even when you are raised in a setting where you are used to having access to these luxuries, you can still feel more depressed than starving people in Africa.
