I tried once when I was younger and it sucked... LOL I only slept and puked alot. The reason at the time was I was on probation and was getting ready to get locked up over getting busted smoking at school (violation of probation) This meant not only being locked up but not seeing my friends for a year. I have been through alot since then and while the thought has crossed my mind from time to time it is not an option.. besides that would mean that I let this world such as it is beat me and Im too damn hardheaded for that. Never say die

Okay my views on suicide have changed over the years, mainly because my mother has been clinically depressed for about 6 years now. I always thought that just meant she would cry a lot and not get out of bed, but have since discovered that it is a lot more than feeling down through personal experience. Clinical depression essentially means that your brain does not produce any more serotonin, which put simply makes you happy. Without it to lift us, we feel devoid of emotion, in my case I felt utterly blank. Whilst going through this suicide is not about anybody else, it is about ending a life that already feels as though it is over. I could not be angry at my mother, who despite being told that if she attempted to take her life again it would be me who would have to deal with it, still overdosed on alcohol and a cocktail of drugs. I got that call by her partner, and had to call an ambulance, get a taxi to her flat,I held her hand and carried her shoes as she lay unconcious on the way to the hospital. How could I be angry at someone in such a place that death seemed the answer? After this she was sectioned, and I eventually fell victim to depression myself, I guess I used up my happy stuff trying to be brave and supportive whilst my own life spiralled out of control. I felt like a zombie, like I was on autopilot for almost a year before taking too many pills one day, because I could no longer deal with anything, could no longer feel anything. I am so glad those tablets were not deadly. Suicide in my opinion, is the outcome of the disease of depression,which is left unchecked. Not in all cases, sometimes it is a cry for help gone wrong, an act of vengeance, a foolish choice made under duress, but mostly it is the result of depression, which we can get help for.

People do generally think of commiting suicide ask anyone no doubt they have fantasised about their death or funeral... And they are mostly happy people with everything to live for See suicide is just a comfort blanket, a lullaby which sings to you and tells you that there is an exit, living is not forced upon you and you can leave anytime... That thought keeps me going if someone gave me something i couldnt quit doing id bore of it get frustrated and angry.....like rules most people dont abide them because they like to feel they have some control 'haha you cant make me'

Well now everyone has choice everyone has there own glowing exit light everyone has an escape..this thought is lovely, gives me more drive im not forced! i can do what i want! And since i have the option of not living well i might as well live then i can choose that option later if the time calls for it.

Yeah, I tried commiting suicide..twice and let me tell you it was the dumbest thing I ever did...if you harm yourself, how will you know if you reached your full potential? You don't...my ex killed himself and his seven year old brother found him...now his brother won't talk AT all! I think that suicide is a showing of selfishness because you are only taking in the thoughts of yourself and not the others around you...everyone around you would miss you if you were gone, contary to your belief at the time...life does get better, believe me I'm proof of it...if I had actually succeeded in committing suicide, I would never have given birth to such a wonderful son and I would have never found such a loving husband as I have now. We all have potential in life but if you harm yourself, you won't reach it...who knows you could be the first person to cure cancer or diabetes!

welll on occasion i do consider kcking the bucket just out of boredom lol... like, im nto depressed or anything. im really damn bored all the time tho so i just sometimes think that maybe w/e happens after die would at least be more interesting

When your dead you don't have to worry about how your family feels, or you even feel. Cuz your dead. Bordem makes me want to die. You just keep breathing and going on even though ther may be no reason what sover. Since you are going to die anyways. I feel obligated to breathe so I will.

I don't suppose that I have any unique view of suicide, I think it is wrong. I have had the view of the subject from both perspectives both as a person who has attempted suicide and as one who has lost loved ones to suicide. I have heard it said that people who fail at suicide don't really want to die but I disagree. My first attempt was at 4 years of age and I really tried, I was only four though and my ingenuity was sadly lacking.I can laugh now but it wasn't funny then. I had a few more goes at it (needless to say all unsuccessful)until the age 8 when things changed for the better in my life. At the age of 16 I lost my father to suicide. I got a whole new perspective on the subject. As an adult with children of my own I have had the thought that death would be an easier road, but I couldn't do to my kids what Daddy did to his. I think that different age groups see suicide as an option for totally different reasons. As a child I merely wanted all the hurtful things to stop happening but was powerless to stop them, as a teenager I had a great deal of self-esteem issues and suicide did seem a way to make others realize my worth. As an adult I have thought(however unrealistically) that my family would be better off without me in it. Thankfully, reason has always come back to me and I can opt for life. There are many people who can not see past "this present darkness", some of them will muddle through, some will attmpt to kill themselves, some will do so and still others will find help and hope in friends, or counselors ,family or God. Suicide is indeed an option, a bad one and if it seems otherwise to you please talk to a friend, if they don't talk you out of it find some one else who can.

fOR ME.. the grief doesnt leave after the death of a loved one.. and there are things that are never right with me.. so when one falls into a pit for any reason other reasons emerge.. and suicide becomes an escape that you dont feel yew have anny other way

i believe that most teenagers me being one myself 16, think of suicide because we need to learn i have wanted to many times but we have to learn that it is not the easy way out and can hurt many people. its selfish and people do it for silly reasons. maybe we think of suicide because its a way of dealing with stress or heartbreak i dont think very many of us have it in ourselfs do such a thing. but in some cases it can be the only way some people truly dont want to live and some just dont want a painful death.

But then they stopped me before I killed them.

Over half the people that exist in this universe has had the thought od suicide cross their mind and many contenplate how to do it. Maybe half of those will actually try and unfortunately, to many suceed! I myself during a bad time in my life thought of this out many times. I was suffering a lot of pain due to auto accident on top of everyday stress. Then I moved a family member and their family in too. Needless to say my cup over runneth! Each day I dealt with a son who had depression, addh and S.A.D.. Sometimes life is so overwhelming. I actually took pills once, not a lot just double the amount. I wanted to escape and just sleep. I wanted to feel numb. I'm sure you can understand that. But one day I realized what I was doing. I sought out help. Now, though I'm still in pain, I've learned a way to deal with it, and my stress. I wish all could do the same. I can't say I'm happy everyday, but when I feel life pressuring me, I step back and take a look from the outside. God bless all. Rose

I hate people who, upon hearing that someone they know is depressed, suggests they see 'Mental Health Proffessionals' (or MHP's as we call it), or seek out 'support groups'. Fuck that. Its like saying if nobody likes you, you must be mental; and thats goddamn wrong. The truth is nobody really knows why kids become depressed but it damn well sure isnt a rational decision... most of the time anyway. A kid doesn't go 'hey depression is cool I'm gonna try it!' at least not 'till you get to the upper highschool years, where pretencion is for some strange reason almost demanded.

And perhaps maybe they're responding to the fact that the adults who surround them, the 'wise-ones' are in a constant blind-rush for 'happiness', almost denying the existence of a darker side to the personality of themselves and their kids in order to, just blindly STAY HAPPY. And THAT's wrong. If anything it intensifies having emotions to the contrary. Because if things aren't going perfectly, you'll notice twice as hard; next itme you meet some new people, if things aren't craaaaazy fun and totally amazing, you'll drop them for 'not being able to deal withthe pressure.'

It is a diminished, subliminal version of that which plagues teenagers these days, me included (and now I'm off to university, haha...) The aspect is mostly condescencion, like (to sort of put the the first thing I said about MHP's in perspective) how when a kid has depression it's voted meaningless and just a trinket for attention- but when an ADULT has depression! "seriously baby get help you're hurting everyone you love!" fuck that, adults are supposed to have been through this also. Can't you see how retarded this whole thing is? There's probly alot to argue about, but that's the general impression I got. I am determined that kids and youth are more aware of their surroundings, their 'status' and all their insecurities; kids are more sensitive in every way; kids get the low end of the stick because if we make a new adult elementary school, where everything the kids have is now also for hte adults, the same stupid elementary politics will perforate it, that saaaaame stupid bullshit you get from kids' elementary school. I'm sure of it. Suicide, then, becomes something of taking your own life into your own hands, none of this 'I couldn't deal with it.' because so far as I know that doesn't really make any sense... if you 'couldn't deal with it' then you probably still can't deal with it and should have offed or try a little harder. Nothing is permanent. suicide is simultaneously a way of punishing people around you, using something that is soooo taboo and flinging it back at their face, a big LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME! And you can't be saved. Except often it doesn't work. that's that.

if u wanna kumit suicide leave it fo da next dai den u will 4get bout it or u wudnt jave da ballz 2 do it

Have you and your friends had experiemce of thinking of or trying to committing suicide?

What are the reasons and feelings behind?

There are many reasons people contemplate suicide, but the one thing they have in common is usually a strong feeling of hoplessness. There is an overwhelming emotional pain that feels as though it will never go away and there is no sense in trying to go on.

Sometimes these feelings can be produced by physical problems, hormonal imbalance, or side-effects of drugs (legal and illegal). A person is in an altered state and not thinking as clearly as they normally would be.

Other times the feeling is a product of a major loss in one's life, such as the death of a loved one. For some it is part of the grieving process. It is normal if it is a fleeting feeling and does not preoccupy your thoughts all the time.

The important thing is to recognize that this is something that CAN be overcome, usually with time and for many, counseling. Sadly, some people act on that feeling and end their life, when if they had given it more time and sought out a support group, eventually life would have regained its appeal again.

If you or anyone you know feels this overwhelming sense of hoplessness in your life, you need to reach out to others who care about you. If you feel nobody cares about you, contact a mental health professional through school, work, or your community. Most towns have free mental health clinics and hotlines you can call.