Did you hear about this guy killing himself in a chatroom?

[wmw999 2,587]

Without a note, we can't know if he was challenging death or seeking it. It may have been deliberate suicide, it may have been challenging, putting your head deeper into the alligator's mouth. Most people think getting close to the alligator in the first place is stupid.

That all said, suicide is one of the saddest things there is. It's a loss of the beauty of life, an acknowledgement that you have lost. And the saddest thing is that in most cases, it's a choice, and not a logical conclusion.

My mother considered it fairly seriously when she was ill with cancer; her twin had suffered incredibly as she'd died 20 years earlier of the same disease, and my mom knew she couldn't face it. She wanted me to commit to helping her, and I told her I couldn't in any active way. No way at all. I could see looking up medication levels so that she knows just how much to save, but I could in no way help.

As it happened, she didn't suffer the incredible agony her sister had. She died very peacefully, at home, with her family around her at the moment of death.

I have a couple of friends who have been suicidal periodically. I can understand it sometimes, but never for more than a few minutes. It's the saddest acknowledgement of giving up I can imagine under those circumstances.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[jessefs 0]

After writing a book of a reply, I decided to keep it short and to the point because it bacame neverending. Having lost multiple friends to their own hand I have learned this: Suicide is giving up, it is lazy, selfish and is in no way any sort of solution. Everybody means something to somebody, don't think you're the only one who's "thought about it", life is fucking hard, bad shit happens, deal with it. Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, spend the time and energy to work on whatever you want to change at the time. The selfishness and ignorance of suicide makes me sick to my stomach. I apologize for the scattered post but it got me emotional and i'm too lazy to go back and change any of it....not enough to off myself over it though...