Originally Posted by
dom
Stewie, for the above to be true, the person killing themselves would have to be fit to have made the decision consciously and rationally.
If you think that that is the case for someone to take their life, I don't think you have had much experience of suicide.
Pat is right, in order to take your own life, apart from the exception i mentioned in earlier post, the person is seriously mentally unwell.
they are so consumed with the weight on their shoulders and the demons that are hounding them that all logic disappears.
all they see is the negative in anything.
instead of seeing the love and compassion that their friends and family have for them in reaching out and trying to help, the fact that that assistance is necessary just underlines to them that they have become a burden.
they have not created anything for the loved ones left behind.
they have just tried to stop their own torment and anguish.
it is beyond selfishness because to be selfish a person must be aware of the consequences of their actions.
of course it is a terrible trauma for those affected.
one that will stay with them every day for the course of their own lives.
but hopefully, eventually, difficult as it will be, they will accept that the person who is gone is better off than trapped in the level of despair that pushed them over the edge.
dom