So is comitting suicide selfish? I always felt people who commit suicide don't think about the pain and suffering of their loved ones so idk. What do you guys think?
there's definitely a selfishness to it, but then again i think it depends on the person and the situation because some people kill themselves after extreme prolonged periods of emotional turmoil so i can kinda understand why some people would see it as a way to kinda end all their problems
If you're all by yourself, no family and everything then it's not but if you have family, friends and all that yeah it's one of the biggest selfish acts you could ever do.
In most cases I honestly don't think it's selfish. Most people who commit suicide either feel there isn't anyone in their life that loves them enough to miss them or genuinely believes that by dying their loved ones will be better off. It may not actually be true, but if you are at a point where you are considering suicide you are not thinking clearly.
If it's all by yourself, no family and everything then it's not but if you have family, friends and all that yeah, it's one of the biggest selfish acts you could ever do.
No. Any seriously suicidal person is a subject of mental health illness and requires extensive therapy for their condition. It is usually not taken seriously enough and the majority of people with a mental health disorder or mental health problem either does not seek help, or their problems are dismissed or left untreated until the condition worsens. It's not selfish, because it's not their fault that they're in a state of mental disarray that is a serious medical condition, not a choice.
We wouldn't blame an Alzheimer's patient for forgetting who he is or the name of his granddaughter. Let's not blame suicidals for being subject to the effects of their disorder either.
In some way it is, but it's not an easy decision to take. Some people go through long periods of agony dealing with depresion before taking this decision because they do think about their relatives.