Is it normal to be angry at someone who tried to kill themselves?

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Someone who is very close to me (FYI they have a 7 year old daughter) recently tried to kill themselves. They were unsuccessful and I was saddened and confused by the news at the time. However the more time that goes by the more I think about it and the angrier I get at them. I just think that it was a totally selfish thing to do and they never considered what it would do to the people around them. is it normal to be angry at them this?

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  • YouKnowWho
    10 years ago

    You're being judgemental as hell, just be glad your friend didn't die and try to help them through whatever problems they are having so they won't try it again.

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  • braintrip
    10 years ago

    Well it depends what they did it for and how, honestly if they did it for attention they'd be a dumbfuck but like I said, I don't know what they did it over.
    More details, please?

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    • lostinvirginia
      10 years ago

      I believe the underlying reason for it was attention (whether the person in question knew it on a conscious level or not). The event that prompted it was the person they had been in a 7 year relationship with moved on an started dating someone else. Like I said I just think that it was a totally selfish thing to do and they never considered what it would do to the people around them: their child, their family, their parents etc.

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      • braintrip
        10 years ago

        Well, honestly, you gotta give him some slack man, I mean it was a 7 year long relationship, and then the person that broke up with them in the first place, goes and hooks up with another person, while your friend is the one going through all the shit, I mean yeah, even I would be depressed if that happened to me.

        Just light up on your friend for god sakes, they're probably going through major shit right now.

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        • lostinvirginia
          10 years ago

          No, no, no.
          I apologize i should have clarified more in the original post (i didn't want it to be too rambling). The person that they were in a relationship with: the person in question broke up with them (threw them out quite suddenly and unceremoniously). Also they have not handled this break-up in what i would even remotely call a mature and adult fashion.

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  • Kuri0sitat
    10 years ago

    Depression does funny things to your head. It can make you feel so low and worthless that you feel as if your mere existence is a burden to those around you, and that you'd be doing everyone a favor if you removed yourself from the equation. To say that all suicide is selfish would be a failure to consider the unimaginable pain and inner torment another person may be feeling. Some people use suicide as a tool for revenge and other selfish reasons... But I think many more are infinitely saddened by the idea of hurting their loved ones, and honestly feel conflicted about it. That some go through with the act anyway speaks to their level of despair. It's selfish to call someone selfish for committing suicide.

    That said, it's an entirely different story when you have children you're responsible for. No matter how bad you feel, it is your duty to put their needs first, no matter what you have to do to get through it.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    I totally agree with you i'd be angry too.

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