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Is Suicide Selfish?

Is commiting suicide selfish? If you hate yourself so much then why should you deserve the easy way out? ...?


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  • No, it is not.

    It is not selfish. There are many people who say that it is because they do not understand how a person could be so miserable that they could not have the will to live anymore. If you were NEVER happy, even after trying many things.. therapy, socializing, changing your passtimes and hobbies, even drugs.. then perhaps you could understand why people kill themselves. I do not think that it is selfish because although you are doing it to get away from the miseries in your own life, what exactly is there worth living for in the first place?

    I’ve heard people say that it is selfish because the one committing suicide does not think of all those people that love them and do not think of how large a loss it will be. But in most cases, there will not be such a great feeling of unhappiness in those who were close to the one who killed themself after some period of time (months, years perhaps). Also, if the ones who loved them did not notice that there was something wrong in the first place, that is even more of a reason that suicide should not be considered selfish. Many times suicide is accompanied by depression – and depression is usually quite obvious. If someone does not notice that there is something wrong, maybe THEY should be considered selfish.

    Now, I admit.. there are some times when killing oneself should definitely be considered selfish, but we should not automatically assume it is always that way.

    21%  Voted for by rozz669, SecretAgentJane, sjrlink100, justonewish, brimstone. (12 total)
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  • Yes

    Yes, It is self-centered, pridefully selfish. We owe an allegence to God who thought of us first, loved us first and put us on this earth for good reason. Rather than wallow in self pity, why not pray and ask God the reason for our being. Judas was so proud that he thought himself above repentence; unworthy of forgiveness and chose to commmit suicide. Jesus said it would have been better he were never born. If a son came asking for forgiveness with sincere heart, what parent wouldn’t forgive him. How sad for the parent of a son who didn’t trust in his father or mother’s forgiveness and ultimately waste his life by commiting suicide.

    10%  Voted for by Mary O, SilverScent, I-Cry-Silent-Tears, Lstjed, SupernaturalRed. (6 total)
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  • In many cases, but not always....

    Seperating this from religion here – I don’t think that, in all cases, suicide is completely selfish. When people do it, most often, all they care about is escaping – from whatever torture their life has provided from them. Maybe some of them don’t believe anyone does care about them.

    8%  Voted for by Ace Firice, Buried Alive, Bonavox, TheLostProphet, conniev1.
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  • No

    I don’t belive suicide is selfish. The people who force people into the situation where they think themselves useless are selfish.Just a thought: If a person with multiple personalities try to kill themself is it a hostage situation?

    7%  Voted for by rozz669, GothycLullaby, DeathxFaerie, petethemeat.
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  • Unbelievably selfish

    It’s very selfish…and stupid. Anyone willing to commit suicide obviously only cares about themselves, and they aren’t thinking about the pain they’ll inflict on family and friends. It also shows just how much of a coward a person really is, being unable to deal with their problems. You’re not helping anyone by killing yourself.

    7%  Voted for by Solaris Darkheart, Locke, Oral Fixation, M.Ridgway.
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  • Suicide Is Selfish!

    Suicide is selfish!

    I have gone through a lot in my life. Sometimes I feel like I just can’t go on. But I care about my Dad, my Mum, my siblings and my friends. Although life is hard I don’t believe that I deserve the easy way out. I think that it would be selfish for me to commit suicide because it would hurt too many people that I love. I really hate myself for mistakes that I have made but I think I deserve to suffer and pay for my mistakes like I am doing now. Even though it would be so simple to just end it all.

    Suicide is selfish!

    7%  Voted for by tootsvegan, lost faith, mbbg0, Aedon.
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  • of course not

    Suicide is not selfish. People driven to suicide are not weak, or thoughtless. If you are weighed down, there comes a point when you have to fall, however much you want to stay standing. Would you hold up under torture? I doubt there is anyone on this site with the strength of character to ignore the gut instinct of self preservation.

    5%  Voted for by rozz669, azka, petethemeat.
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  • Yes, but who cares?

    Suicide may be selfish, but to a suicidal person this means nothing. I mean, if a person kills himself/herself, he or she won't have to think about what they've done or deal with the people they've hurt. So yes, it is very selfish, but I'm not so sure how much a suicidal person is going to care about his or her image after he/she is already dead. That's the whole point of suicide. To escape thinking.

    5%  Voted for by Bob the Elder, 5th position Gb, snowraven.
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  • Yes And No

    Suicide is only selfish for the reason you'd be doing it. If anything it's more of a coward approach to death than being selfish. But yeah, it's selfish in some ways, and then it's cowardly in some ways as well. Still, every person has their own reason, and their own view. It's never determined specifically if it's something to be so cold about.

    3%  Voted for by Annabel Lee, writingweirdo.
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