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commiting suicide ?

thougts about suicide

  • l never attempted to commit suicide

    Votes: 33 36.7%

  • l tried to commit suicide once

    Votes: 5 5.6%

  • l tried to commit suicide more than once

    Votes: 5 5.6%

  • l thought about commiting suicide but never attempted

    Votes: 28 31.1%

  • l never thought about commiting suicide

    Votes: 26 28.9%

  • l usually tend to commit suicide but always prevent myself

    Votes: 3 3.3%

  • other

    Votes: 9 10.0%
  • Total voters
    90
Scrabaholic said:
What a crock. My brother killed himself - he had told two people, both of which had the same attitude - that he wasn't serious. I hope they feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
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Some time people try as a means of attention and they don't intend to really die but accidents happen and they actually die . My step brother , Mother and close friend pulled that kind of stuff my mother almost did die and she never threaten to kill herself again or played around with knives .
 
Neomalthusian said:
Would it still strike you as pathetic if, let's say, 2/3 of the mentally ill did not want treatment? It is not easy to justify mandatory treatment, and sometimes people with these problems wait a long time until a lot of damage is done in their lives before seeking help in good faith.
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Well I'm not saying it's the justice system's fault, and some do finally get (usually lousy) treatment once in jail, but it's something that society can improve on. They are deterred by stigma, the illness itself, poverty, or they don't know/believe they can be helped. A huge number of mentally ill just cannot afford to see a psych or get meds, much less what they might really need - an expensive procedure like ECT or DBS. The new health care law might help some, because they won't be denied insurance, but even then they often need help. Lack of treatment, for whatever reason, contributes to a great many suicides.
 
Dragonfly said:
I'm dropping out of this thread because if I don't I'll surely be given infraction points....

Good luck with the ignorant stooges.
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Yeah, I have had to sit on my hands because I knew if I didn't, I'd let loose and get thrown off of the board.
 
Scrabaholic said:
What a crock. My brother killed himself - he had told two people, both of which had the same attitude - that he wasn't serious. I hope they feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
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I'm sorry to hear about your brother, Scrab.
 
tacomancer said:
As someone who I believe is just on the cusp of coming out of a depression. (I am just beginning to be able to visualize my life as it currently is without a horrible hopeless feeling). I am finding this thread to be interesting, especially as I apply it to my experience.

So while unintentional, thank you everyone for that.

For me, my source of depression has to do with some experiences in my childhood that threw me off badly enough that I never developed emotionally in some aspects. I had the twin hells of fixing myself and being depressed. Something I recommend to no one. It is far from fun to have to deal with some rather extreme stress.

Right now, I am sitting at a labor day celebration, watching my kids sword fight, listening to a pretty good cover band, and waiting for fireworks. I am enjoying the hell out of the moment. Two weeks ago, I could be in the same situation and feel like ****. Today, I have a calendar full of things to do, all since thought of recently. I can imagine my future with some hope and joy. That feeling gets stronger daily. I have reconnected with parts of myself long since forgotten and fixed those broken pieces. Life is good.

Depression comes in many forms and from many sources. Fixing mine required a lot of work, but I have my new basis for motivation and its stronger as I used to rely on others for joy and fun. Now I do it on my own (it still feels weird, I admit).

Next week is a Linux user group meeting. Then its a monthly LARP meeting. Doing volunteer work at a local park and at church. Some other stuff. Thinking of doing cosplay.

I would say the biggest lesson for me is that depression hits when you are disconnected from what brings you joy. When that happens there is nothing to counteract stress and it puts you in danger of going down with the ship.

Everyone, please heed this advice. Find something that is totally yours in life and that brings you joy. I have the fortune of going to a church that always manages to give the perfect sermon for whatever I am facing that week. In this case, its the advice I just gave. Hang in to your passion, I didn't and it has taken me months to find new ones that work for me. Nobody should have to deal with that.
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l can agree the belief in god makes someone feel better .l know this feeling
 
No matter how you voted, I heard a saying once, "suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem". I hope people considering it, consider this phrase and recognize the pain it would cause those close to you...even if you don't believe they are close to you.
 
tacomancer said:
As someone who I believe is just on the cusp of coming out of a depression. (I am just beginning to be able to visualize my life as it currently is without a horrible hopeless feeling). I am finding this thread to be interesting, especially as I apply it to my experience.

So while unintentional, thank you everyone for that.

For me, my source of depression has to do with some experiences in my childhood that threw me off badly enough that I never developed emotionally in some aspects. I had the twin hells of fixing myself and being depressed. Something I recommend to no one. It is far from fun to have to deal with some rather extreme stress.

Right now, I am sitting at a labor day celebration, watching my kids sword fight, listening to a pretty good cover band, and waiting for fireworks. I am enjoying the hell out of the moment. Two weeks ago, I could be in the same situation and feel like ****. Today, I have a calendar full of things to do, all since thought of recently. I can imagine my future with some hope and joy. That feeling gets stronger daily. I have reconnected with parts of myself long since forgotten and fixed those broken pieces. Life is good.

Depression comes in many forms and from many sources. Fixing mine required a lot of work, but I have my new basis for motivation and its stronger as I used to rely on others for joy and fun. Now I do it on my own (it still feels weird, I admit).

Next week is a Linux user group meeting. Then its a monthly LARP meeting. Doing volunteer work at a local park and at church. Some other stuff. Thinking of doing cosplay.

I would say the biggest lesson for me is that depression hits when you are disconnected from what brings you joy. When that happens there is nothing to counteract stress and it puts you in danger of going down with the ship.

Everyone, please heed this advice. Find something that is totally yours in life and that brings you joy. I have the fortune of going to a church that always manages to give the perfect sermon for whatever I am facing that week. In this case, its the advice I just gave. Hang in to your passion, I didn't and it has taken me months to find new ones that work for me. Nobody should have to deal with that.
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Well, if you and your Linux group need some goals to focus on and work towards. Help adapt Debian, or other if your choice, to work on with micro-Kernel and then adapt the Hal AI and it's self learning ability into the Linux OS making a self learning AI OS from it. Always good to have goals.
 
Medusa said:
not a funny topic but a reality of this life






you can vote freely ,l didnt click " make vote public ":mrgreen:
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I know this might sound crazy to some but the closest I've ever felt to suicidal thoughts was one I had a parttime job and while sitting among co-workers I felt a strong thoughts of suicide out of nowhere and for no apparent reason. Later that day I shared this with one friend who informed me that there was another co-worker who was actually contemplating taking their lives. Maybe a sign for God to pray for them?
 
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lizzie said:
I wouldn't say they are cowards, as most of the people I have known who were suicidal, were clinically depressed to the point of losing a firm grasp on reality, and were not thinking rationally at all. They see it as a way to end their emotional suffering.
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Is it ever rational to try to kill yourself? Perhaps in a few desperate situations (Like burning to death or jumping from a high rise building. And a slew of other things like that) but outside of definite rational reasons then everything else is shades of irrational behavior. And some people who do commit suicide had a good grasp on reality. i have known a few that had a good grasp of reality and what they were doing and why. One definitely only did it because he was being a asshole.
 
I think that anyone who commits suicide is insane.
 
Scrabaholic said:
What a crock. My brother killed himself - he had told two people, both of which had the same attitude - that he wasn't serious. I hope they feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
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I am very sorry for your loss. You are correct, however, that expressed threats of suicide should always be taken seriously. They are pleas for help to deal with a pain they can no longer face on their own. No one should ignore suicidal threats without informing someone, like a professional or a relative, who is in a position to find that help.
 
DiAnna said:
I am very sorry for your loss. You are correct, however, that expressed threats of suicide should always be taken seriously. They are pleas for help to deal with a pain they can no longer face on their own. No one should ignore suicidal threats without informing someone, like a professional or a relative, who is in a position to find that help.
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Thank you, DiAnna.
 
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