It's not always foolish. People die agonizing deaths every day. People die on the streets after decades of misery and no hope. They could have shortened the misery they had to endure.
The problem I see with suicide is there is no sure fire way to kill oneself if you have limited resources.
After failing at suicide you feel even worse and honestly people won't do anything after the initial shock wears off. People prefer to write it off and not deal with someone who tried to commit suicide. Of course mental health professionals will be happy to take money from you, worsening your life even more. After a few days the suicidal person is even more alone.
It depends on the person and what they're willing to endure. The reason why I believe it's linked to self-worth is largely due to the fact that others who gone through the same scenario and made the best of it; the terminally ill living (sometimes painfully) until the very end, or the disabled (whether mentally or physically) going above and beyond, or those trapped in terrible situations getting out of it and so on. How could they keep on living? No doubt they must have thought about ending it all with how life stack so much against them. Was it family? Maybe. Friends? Perhaps. But what about those who have no family or friends, or strongly believe they're alone in the world? I believe they may have felt more than what they were limited to, that with all the suffering they been through, it's time they work toward what they always wanted.
I get that suicide can be humane in some aspects, similar to euthanasia.
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It's not always foolish. People die agonizing deaths every day. People die on the streets after decades of misery and no hope. They could have shortened the misery they had to endure.
The problem I see with suicide is there is no sure fire way to kill oneself if you have limited resources.
After failing at suicide you feel even worse and honestly people won't do anything after the initial shock wears off. People prefer to write it off and not deal with someone who tried to commit suicide. Of course mental health professionals will be happy to take money from you, worsening your life even more. After a few days the suicidal person is even more alone.
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Sounds like you're speaking from experience.
It depends on the person and what they're willing to endure. The reason why I believe it's linked to self-worth is largely due to the fact that others who gone through the same scenario and made the best of it; the terminally ill living (sometimes painfully) until the very end, or the disabled (whether mentally or physically) going above and beyond, or those trapped in terrible situations getting out of it and so on. How could they keep on living? No doubt they must have thought about ending it all with how life stack so much against them. Was it family? Maybe. Friends? Perhaps. But what about those who have no family or friends, or strongly believe they're alone in the world? I believe they may have felt more than what they were limited to, that with all the suffering they been through, it's time they work toward what they always wanted.
I get that suicide can be humane in some aspects, similar to euthanasia.