Mental Health What are three main reasons you do not give up the ghost? (commit suicide)

1. I'm wrong about a lot of shit. My brain is fallible. I think stupid things. I come to wrong conclusions, all the time.

2. Wouldn't be fair to my family. Why shift that level of pain onto them?

3. I ain't no quitter. Can't change the past but you can change the future.
 
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1. My dog
2. Things might change
3. My dog
love n miss you, ty for the deep laughter, until then........
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1. My dog
2. Things might change
3. My dog
I thought about this and I need to amend my answers. My dog is still #1, for sure.

But #2 or #3 would be What if I botch the job?
Suppose I end up paralyzed, blind, deaf, mute, and utterly miserable? And what if nobody gives me good drugs?
That's my definition of HELL.
 
appreciate the posts, but im attempting to find things to talk to a person im close to, shes SW (locked up)right now but when she is let go, I want to tell her things, besides, family, hope for the future, hurting her body, i will research further, great reasons you all shared to say the least but I have with her, and its not getting through, ty again.
 
appreciate the posts, but im attempting to find things to talk to a person im close to, shes SW (locked up)right now but when she is let go, I want to tell her things, besides, family, hope for the future, hurting her body, i will research further, great reasons you all shared to say the least but I have with her, and its not getting through, ty again.
OH!! I understand. In that case....

Prior to my son's existence, my father was a huge reason that I would decide against suicide. My dad's older brother killed himself and knowing how much it's affected my dad makes me never want to put him through that kind of torture again. Death of a loved one is hard enough but when it's suicide it is infinitely more painful and difficult. Knowing that it was preventable just hurts so much. And it's a pain that never goes away either.

Now....having said all of that...I have had moments of severely poor judgement and have actually attempted suicide, 6 times altogether. 6 attempts, 6 failures. I stopped trying after the 6th time because I clearly suck at it lol
And fast forward to now, I'm married to my best friend, very very happy, sober, and of course I have my precious son who is the entire meaning of my life. Imagine if I had been successful at any of those 6 attempts. I would never have known this love and happiness and meaning and purpose. What an incredible waste.

What I'm getting at is that your friend just needs to have some faith and hold on for the future that is waiting ahead of them. It might not specifically involve marriage and sobriety and a son, but it definitely involves some stuff worth holding on for.
 
appreciate the posts, but im attempting to find things to talk to a person im close to, shes SW (locked up)right now but when she is let go, I want to tell her things, besides, family, hope for the future, hurting her body, i will research further, great reasons you all shared to say the least but I have with her, and its not getting through, ty again.
I can say this-- despite how bleak things looked and how very close I came, I'm extremely grateful that I did not go through with it.
People I never would've met, things I never would've experienced. And life is much, much better now. I cherish every moment--- or at least I try to remember to.
 
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