Comments on: Four Dangerous Myths About Suicide and How to Avoid Them http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/ A Mental Health Survival Guide Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:23:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: KK http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-5449 KK Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:03:12 +0000 http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-5449 Ok so.... What about this situation. I used to be very suicidal, and depressed, which I eventually got over, and started actually loving life extremely and seeing beauty in everything. I no longer ever thought about suicide. It was great....for a while. But now....after seeing how beautiful life is, and seeing how badly us as humans are destroying the planet, and seeing how we might never come to agreements on 'GOD' or whatever, and how we are all selfish little pricks, and how we all have to put on fake facades, or masks on, to socially interact, or how everyone judges everyone, and gossips and so on and so on....it actually makes me want to kill myself, not out of self hate, but moreso.... 'I don't want to be a dirty human anymore!!!' Kinda like....Ive had enough, no show me whats on the other side. Or bring me back as a housecat! Or any animal for that matter. So my choice of suicide has been brought about by logical reasoning as opposed to a depressive sickness. They say the only philosophical question that exists is whether or not to commit suicide. I found my answer. Just want to show that not all people who commit suicide do it out of self hate. I enjoy my own company. Im never wallowing in pity for myself, I actually love myself, I think. Its when I have to put on my social 'face' and go out in the world that these feeling arise. Like.....why cant we all just be, without judgement, without feeling like we have to be something were not. I know for a fact its not just me either, EVERY HUMAN DOES THIS!!! You can see it in their faces. Body language tells all. It sickens me He points out the same thing in the movie 'Powder'. If you saw that. Anyway....enough of a rant. Now lets see if I actually have the courage to do it!? Thats a whole other thing! Ok so….
What about this situation.
I used to be very suicidal, and depressed, which I eventually got over, and started actually loving life extremely and seeing beauty in everything. I no longer ever thought about suicide.
It was great….for a while.
But now….after seeing how beautiful life is, and seeing how badly us as humans are destroying the planet, and seeing how we might never come to agreements on ‘GOD’ or whatever, and how we are all selfish little pricks, and how we all have to put on fake facades, or masks on, to socially interact, or how everyone judges everyone, and gossips and so on and so on….it actually makes me want to kill myself, not out of self hate, but moreso…. ‘I don’t want to be a dirty human anymore!!!’
Kinda like….Ive had enough, no show me whats on the other side. Or bring me back as a housecat! Or any animal for that matter.
So my choice of suicide has been brought about by logical reasoning as opposed to a depressive sickness.
They say the only philosophical question that exists is whether or not to commit suicide.
I found my answer.
Just want to show that not all people who commit suicide do it out of self hate.
I enjoy my own company. Im never wallowing in pity for myself, I actually love myself, I think.
Its when I have to put on my social ‘face’ and go out in the world that these feeling arise.
Like…..why cant we all just be, without judgement, without feeling like we have to be something were not. I know for a fact its not just me either, EVERY HUMAN DOES THIS!!!
You can see it in their faces. Body language tells all. It sickens me
He points out the same thing in the movie ‘Powder’. If you saw that.
Anyway….enough of a rant.
Now lets see if I actually have the courage to do it!?
Thats a whole other thing!

]]> By: Emma-Jane Ainslie http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-5132 Emma-Jane Ainslie Fri, 09 May 2008 12:11:21 +0000 http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-5132 Nothing can explain that drop of emotion you get just before you make an attempt on your own life. Nobody who has not been through it can understand, but somehow we need to try and help them understand. I have been through this 4 times and all I think really is 'my poor mother'. It has never helped me as I am then plagued with guilt for doing it and end up falling into a deeper pit then ever. I was offered counselling ONCE and I opened up, but was then betrayed by my counsellor so have learnt to be my own counsellor of sorts. There are no right feelings or wrong feelings that lead you to a suicide attempt - it is too personal for that. I must say, I am very troubled that the 80's trend of teen suicides seems to be rearing its very ugly head again. Emotion doesn't always come into it. I WISH this would be looked into further - somehow. Nothing can explain that drop of emotion you get just before you make an attempt on your own life. Nobody who has not been through it can understand, but somehow we need to try and help them understand.
I have been through this 4 times and all I think really is ‘my poor mother’. It has never helped me as I am then plagued with guilt for doing it and end up falling into a deeper pit then ever.
I was offered counselling ONCE and I opened up, but was then betrayed by my counsellor so have learnt to be my own counsellor of sorts.
There are no right feelings or wrong feelings that lead you to a suicide attempt - it is too personal for that.
I must say, I am very troubled that the 80’s trend of teen suicides seems to be rearing its very ugly head again. Emotion doesn’t always come into it. I WISH this would be looked into further - somehow.

]]> By: Scott Davis http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-1625 Scott Davis Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:48:14 +0000 http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/life/four-dangerous-myths-about-suicide-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-1625 Shel, First of all, I want to say that I am really sorry to hear about your husband. You will be in my prayers. I appreciate your comments. Anything that I share on my site is drawn from my own experiences, and writing out my positive thoughts worked for me when I was suicidal. However, I can think of at least one friend for whom it would be disastrous if they tried to write out their positive thoughts, so I take your point. It doesn't work for everyone. I'm glad you liked the rest of the article and I hope you are able to take something positive away from it. Scott Shel,

First of all, I want to say that I am really sorry to hear about your husband. You will be in my prayers.

I appreciate your comments. Anything that I share on my site is drawn from my own experiences, and writing out my positive thoughts worked for me when I was suicidal. However, I can think of at least one friend for whom it would be disastrous if they tried to write out their positive thoughts, so I take your point. It doesn’t work for everyone.

I’m glad you liked the rest of the article and I hope you are able to take something positive away from it.

Scott

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