Do you want to know what I say?

Favorite Answer

Actually, I've been depressed for about 5 years and had social anxiety for as long as I can remember, and I, too, have considered the idea of suicide being selfish. I've never attempted suicide, although I've thought about it a considerable amount of times. I don't think it's always selfish, but I do think it's possible for it to be. When you have family or other people around you who care about you, and just aren't sure of exactly what to do to help you, and for this you totally give up your entire life...that's a bit selfish. Not everyone knows how to deal with these kinds of problems. That's what provokes the feelings of hopelessness in individuals who are depressed. they feel like no one understands them. However, there are options and ways of dealing. As long as those who are close to you don't give up on you, and TRY to help you even if they don't exactly know how, there's no reason to kill or give up on yourself as far as I believe. I do sometimes feel low enough to want to die so I understand where you're coming from. But then you realize you're not as alone as you think, and your mother didn't give birth to you just so she could watch you die. I do realize that sometimes people really are alone, in which cases I don't think it's selfish. But sometimes it is. You hear plenty of people who committed suicide and are missed by their loved ones. It's quite sad. It's like they had hope that they didn't realize was there....Show more

Never take life for granted! But I agree with the rest of it....Show more

R.E. JoAnn: you say suicide is selfish,if you knew what it was like to be mentally ill for ten years and have your mind so messed up you cant even think normal,i think you would reveiw your answer....Show more

I think everyone in the whole world is mentally ill....just at different degrees!...Show more

tell them thing will get better if they hold on a little longer and there is always a better way than killing yourself...Show more