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i was bored so i made this post. why do people comit suicide? i dont really know, i think it is just a way to escape your problems, and a selfish way at that. is it certain people who commit sucide?im not sure, i think that teens commit suicide alot because people bully them,hurt them emotionally or physically. it just makes me so mad and sad that people would be that desperate to stop something that they would commit suicide. plus if you commited suicide you would leave your friends and family so hurt.
erg i guess it just bugs me.

*discuss*
suicide
why people do it

Suicide is a complex thing. (I am going to sound like an adult here, sorry)

Some people are more likely than others to commit suicide. Teens hold the highest numbers, after that, women have a big lead.
It is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. But most people who do it feel trapped in their problem and see no way out. Most (if not all these problems) would be over in a few years at the most (usually alot shorter). These people leave behind people who would have loved to have helped if they had only known.

Yes it is selfish we all agree on that though it dosent anwser the problem. what is the seed that starts the thought process of suicide?? thats the quandary

Any ideas?

By the way most of you talk, none of you have probably thought about comitting suicide. Am I right? You just can't fathum what would make life so bad that you wouldn't want to live it anymore, right? I'll give you some examples. Alcoholic Parents. Think about this. you sit there on your couch, or in the house. Watching him every time he takes a drink of the beer. Sit there thinking, "Please let this be the last one." Knowing if you say anything about you, you are going to get slapped. You sit there wishing he would just consume enough that he would just pass out so you can have a friend over without being so embrarrassed.
Next. You are diagnosed with Cancer. That's right, the disease. I am sure none of you know what that is like. Pretty much you can kiss your life good bye. Not that you can't live through cancer, you just get to spend the rest of your life being "different". Taking pills, knowing there are certain things you can't do, that every other kid can. Having to explain to everyone you ever meet, the reason you can't do these things, why you have tubed in your chest, and why your cheeks are swollen, even though you haven't gone to the densist. It's all a side effect of the Kemo theraphy that if it doesn't kill you itself, you wish you could.
You might live in a perfect little world where you can run and jump, and your parents care about what you do. They come to all the sports programs you are in. Well, the little sinarios I just gave you, that is only part of the story of my life. Yes, all of that plus more. Obviously, I haven't killed myself, but I can't honestly say I haven't thought hours upon hours about doing it. Maybe you think there is always going to be a way out, but can you tell me how to get my parents to stop drinking? Do you have the cure to cancer? Death does.

let me say one thing to everyone. those who do not understand it be thankful for that. because only someone who has been to that dark depressing place knows what its like. be happy you havent sat up all night wondering why you should even bother with life. you couldnt hope to understand peoples reasons for it unless you had truley contemplated it, even gone as far to attempt it. i have been to that place and you cant explain it. its not that simple. and for those that say suicide is a selfish act, you are right. no argument there, but take a moment to think what that person might be going through. it takes alot to push someone that far.

i think that was the point i was attempting to make. but i didnt always feel pain. i became numb... no, im just angry and destructive. stressed argh, i dont know...

Matter of Fact I Have and Got damn close to doing so