Quote Originally Posted by RastaKaze
But by no means am I, as you said, "ignorant." I just want there to be less pain in the world. It tends to eat at you when you've witnissed as many suicides as I have... Just please, please do NOT call me ignorant.
I apologize for calling you ignorant. I was merely reacting to your post as you were reacting to another post.

Suicide is a complex problem that affects individuals, their family and friends and society around them.

The tragedy of suicide cannot be simply summed up as being one thing or another. To overly simplify the problem only adds to the misunderstanding of why it happens and adds to the pain.

People must remember that in their reactions to suicide that the people who kill themselves are in PAIN and cannot see another way out. It is not a rational act in most cases.

Yes, it can be seen as "selfish" by the people around to pick up the pieces but think about that for a moment. A selfish act is really something that someone does in order to benefit themselves without thinking of others, but in the end, NO one benefits and therefore it cannot be categorized as "selfish" eventhough it causes so much pain.
motahead Reviewed by motahead on . Suicide: The Facts Just thought I'd make a little reference thread for anyone feeling suicidal... There seems to be a ALOT of these threads lately, and to me at least, it's getting old. So here's something for all you people with 'such horrible' lives to think about. Suicide: The Facts 1 . It's selfish. You lie dead, while you're family is left with the grief of you're death. Not to mention the expenses :) 2 . It's pussyfied. BUCK UP! There are millions of people in third world countries that have it WAY Rating: 5