People who die from suicide are not selfish.... Suicide is a decision made out of desperation, hopelessness, isolation and loneliness. The black hole that is clinical depression is all-consuming. Feeling like a burden to loved ones, feeling like there is no way out, feeling trapped and feeling isolated are all common among people who suffer from depression. People who say that suicide is selfish always reference the survivors. Its selfish to leave children, spouses and other family members behind, so they say. Theyre not thinking about the survivors, or so they would have us believe. What they dont know is that those very loved ones are the reason many people hang on for just one more day. They do think about the survivors, probably up until the very last moment in many cases. But the soul-crushing depression that envelops them leaves them feeling like there is no alternative. Like the only way to get out is to opt out. And that is a devastating thought to endure. Until youve stared down that level of depression, until youve lost your soul to a sea of emptiness and darkness... you dont get to make those judgments. You might not understand it, and you are certainly entitled to your own feelings, but making those judgments and spreading that kind of negativity wont help the next person. In fact, it will only hurt others. Especially the people who lost someone!!
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04:01:00 +0000
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