Shrooms00087
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It's a big deal in the sense that it's a pretty big gamble for depression's sake. Given enough time you could get better without ending it, which makes it a big deal.
I'm guessing here you've never really been seriously depressed.
To me it's cowardly, but I hate to cast judgement, and obviously only walk in my own shoes. I think I would have too take a undecided stance on it, because I could understand the reasoning on certain situations. There's a time and place for everything
I knew a man that killed himself because he couldn't handle being a father, so it has always tweaked my judgement on the issue. But like I said I'm not in someone else's situation so I don't assume there all cowardly, but i know sometimes they are. I dot agree with suicide but I understand it. I just hope I'm never in that position, cuz it leaves your loved ones without any closure what so ever.
Yes there are a few arguments for suicide. I would like to preface my response with the admission that I have not (thankfully) lost any family members or friends to suicide, and as such most likely do not have the same outlook on suicide as those who have not been as fortunate do.
I believe the strongest argument for suicide arises when an individual is in such great physical distress that death is a gift rather than curse. E.g. A terminally ill cancer patient, or a person with a similar degenerative and crippling condition.
There is also an argument for suicide in the case of great mental and spiritual anguish. The reason why this is so contentious, I believe, is because mental suffering is so difficult to quantify or objectively measure. For those whom do not and have never experienced the depths of deep, merciless depression and psychic torture, it's virtually incomprehensible to see how "feeling bad" is a "good enough" excuse to take ones own life. For the person suffering, however, the fear that things might never get better is such a debilitating and hopeless emotion that suicide might seem like the only option. The only reason I disagree with suicide for this reason is that even people with extreme mental illness have the potential to contribute good things to others around them and themselves - so rather than saying suicide in such cases is selfish on the part of the suicide-ee, I'm saying it's actually for societies own selfish impulses that suicide is wrong.
Lastly there is the argument for suicide as an act of autonomous expression. Take for example a legistlative system or regime which makes the taking of ones own life illegal - in these cases suicide is the ultimate act of rebellion, the ultimate display of individuality and a symbol for the inability of a man-made system to control people and take away their right to ownership of their bodies and ultimately lives.
I told all my loved ones I was going to go out that way so that takes care of the closure shit. They all seemed relieved. lol.
Is there one?