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I'm just curious, I've considered the issue in the past. I'm not that sad at the moment but one of my friends is a bit depressed. Honestly. Stop looking at me like that 
I'm just a bit curious how many people have felt like life may not have been worth living.
So think about it, and then click on the spoiler and vote please.
+ Show Spoiler +Poll: Have you ever considered committing suicide?Yes, I guess so.. (233) 77% No! You sick fu*k (70) 23% 303 total votes Your vote: Have you ever considered committing suicide? (Vote): Yes, I guess so..
(Vote): No! You sick fu*k
Also Poll: If yes, how close did you come to actually following through?Just thought about it... passing thought (113) 56% I don't want to talk about those dark days... (62) 31% Tried and failed... I can't even do this right D: (26) 13% 201 total votes Your vote: If yes, how close did you come to actually following through? (Vote): Tried and failed... I can't even do this right D:
(Vote): Just thought about it... passing thought
(Vote): I don't want to talk about those dark days...
Feel free to discuss the topic: whether suicide is a right, something natural to think about, the poll, your own experiences, etc...
 
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I once a vague thought about it, but dismissed it nearly immediately.
Whether suicide is right? Its totally the person's decision.
I heard this once in a movie:
"If you can discover new things everyday, isn't that enough to live for?"
I'm sure nearly every1 had that thought in their mind, but im guessing 99% of ppl dismissed it straight away, like me.
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Nah. I've felt pretty shitty, but can't say I've ever genuinely felt that way.
I've never once thought of the concept of suicide and felt "Hey this might be an option I would like to explore."
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Life definitely isn't worth living. Unfortunately, our survival instincts are rather powerful. There's no logical reason to continue on. Life is driven by passion alone.
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I've never "considered" suicide, but I have strategized how I would do it if I were in some sort of situation where I was terminally ill or my home was surrounded by murderous gangsters or something.
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I was gonna jump from the 7th floor, and I realized there was some kind of big bush right below the windows and that I might just end up quadriplegic. So I just went back inside and never tried to kill myself again.
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I've considered suicide a few times in my life and how close was I... I don't want to talk about those dark days. 
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no...
whenever u feel sad, remember, just stop being sad, and be awesome instead
thats how u should do it
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Several times over the decade...
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I'm not a sad person, never really have been, but I think about suicide/mortality quite a bit. Not sure if I've ever actually considered it, but I think about it a lot.
For instance, you know those water or sand filled drums that they put on either side of the concrete legs that hold up highway overpasses? Well they are designed to slow down your car and hopefully save your life if you happen to leave the road. Well one of the overpasses on my trip to/from school/home doesn't have any. It is just bare concrete on both sides, no guard rail or anything. I have never once driven past it without thinking how easy it would be to just vere off the road at 90 and die for sure. No desire to, but the thought is unbelievably interesting to me.
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Have I ever? yes.
When I realize what perspective is? no
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^^
Would you mind elaborating?
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On February 01 2011 12:33 nayumi wrote:
no...
whenever u feel sad, remember, just stop being sad, and be awesome instead
thats how u should do it
Well played Barney.
And yes, I have never seriously considered doing it, or attempted it, but I have thought of what would happen if I did it, and just generally thought about the idea.
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Never thought of it. Not to spark a religious debate which always ends badly, but God really helps me drive my life.
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lol voted no but felt bad about calling you a sick fuck
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All the time :O Tired of living and too scared to die, as Horace McCoy put it.
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I've considered it out of curiosity, not out of depression.
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Definitely have considered it a lot and gave it a lot of thought ;/
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Poll options are a little biased. The "no" option is extreme while the "yes" option is extremely mild. No, I've never thought about, but I don't look down on people who have, or feel differently about them.
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Yes I have during the highschool year...
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lol?
Of course not. In fact I would love to live healthy for at least 200 more years to see what is going to be our technology in the future :/
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This may sound really lame, but I know I could never kill myself while my parents are still alive. I don't see them at all and live 5,000 miles away but I could never put them through the pain of having to deal with my death. They love me and are always so strong and surportive and really proud of me even though I have achieved nothing with my life I just couldn't do it to them.
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On February 01 2011 13:16 Enervate wrote:
Poll options are a little biased. The "no" option is extreme while the "yes" option is extremely mild. No, I've never thought about, but I don't look down on people who have, or feel differently about them.
Yeah I made the bias on purpose 
I meant for the thread to be just for fun. I like the discussion happening, I think suicide should be something that should be talked about more openly. Some people feel like they have to keep it to themselves. I think that these are the ones who follow through in the end.
Already, I'm a bit surprised at how civil TL is responding, and at the large amount of people saying that they have considered it during a darker time of their life. I understand, that I probably drew more people who have considered suicide to this blog with my title, creating response bias, but I didn't expect this much of a bias.
If even 20% of teens contemplate suicide growing up, then it's probably an issue that people don't talk about it and try to get help.
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On February 01 2011 13:22 Greg_J wrote:
This may sound really lame, but I know I could never kill myself while my parents are still alive. I don't see them at all and live 5,000 miles away but I could never put them through the pain of having to deal with my death. They love me and are always so strong and supportive and really proud of me even though I have achieved nothing with my life I just couldn't do it to them.
What he said.
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On February 01 2011 13:38 MisteR wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2011 13:22 Greg_J wrote:
This may sound really lame, but I know I could never kill myself while my parents are still alive. I don't see them at all and live 5,000 miles away but I could never put them through the pain of having to deal with my death. They love me and are always so strong and supportive and really proud of me even though I have achieved nothing with my life I just couldn't do it to them. What he said.
same. It would be selfish imo.
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On February 01 2011 13:22 Greg_J wrote:
This may sound really lame, but I know I could never kill myself while my parents are still alive. I don't see them at all and live 5,000 miles away but I could never put them through the pain of having to deal with my death. They love me and are always so strong and surportive and really proud of me even though I have achieved nothing with my life I just couldn't do it to them.
at times they are the only things, feelings keeping me alive
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On February 01 2011 13:06 kaisr wrote:
lol voted no but felt bad about calling you a sick fuck
Ya I voted the same, but thats no what I was thinking of when I voted.
Just take Tylers advice and chill out.
Id rather be sad or even miserable than dead. If you only have 1 life to live, I want it to go on as long as possible. Unless your in alot of pain/sick 24/7. But, thats just my take on it.
Edit: I read a couple posts and it made me remember: yes it would be a selfish act. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, there are people who would be completely crushed if you killed yourserlf. Just think of them!
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I have thought about it, but it wasn't really serious. Just wondering what would happen if I died and everyones reactions, etc.
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On February 01 2011 13:38 MisteR wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2011 13:22 Greg_J wrote:
This may sound really lame, but I know I could never kill myself while my parents are still alive. I don't see them at all and live 5,000 miles away but I could never put them through the pain of having to deal with my death. They love me and are always so strong and supportive and really proud of me even though I have achieved nothing with my life I just couldn't do it to them. What he said.
Mainly this. Thought about it a lot about the past 1-3 years. Just about drove my car off a cliff one night =/
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No, I've never seriously considered suicide. It's flashed through my mind in a purely philosophical "I could find out what happens when I die right now if I wanted to" sense, but I've never actually considered it.
I would never commit suicide at this point in my life because death just seems so boring. I feel like any sort of life, good or bad, would at least be more interesting than being dead. Of course, circumstances like painful terminal illnesses and whatnot could change that perspective. But right now, I'm perfectly content with being alive.
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People always say it's selfish to commit suicide, but I wonder if they realise it's selfish to make someone live for you too It is a pretty sad and squalid life when you only live for other people. Sure people might be sad, but that would just be from the shock of it. That would wear off after a short while. The world doesn't stop spinning without you.
I think suicide is a personal choice people should be allowed to make without feeling guilty for other people. It should really only be about whether or not they want to continue living, and if those people are worth continuing to live with.
People always say to reach out, or talk about how sad it is when people had no idea the person wanted to commit suicide. I think it's a little ridiculous. Most people when confronted with someone emotional say 'I'm really not the right person for this' or 'I'm not good at sympathy.' That's the real response people give. Everyone says in retrospect, "I wish he [or she] had just talked to me!" but in all likelihood he or she probably tried to and felt neglected. Everyone is scared of death. Everyone seeks out all their options before finally committing to it. I imagine, even people who a generally impulsive, don't take that final step until they've wanted to for a long time.
I saw the poll and was surprised, but now I realise most of the people who said 'yes' are just talking about a random thought they had about the possibility, not a desire to. The people who said no probably all thought the poll meant a desire.
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On February 01 2011 14:07 Chef wrote:People always say it's selfish to commit suicide, but I wonder if they realise it's selfish to make someone live for you too It is a pretty sad and squalid life when you only live for other people. Sure people might be sad, but that would just be from the shock of it. That would wear off after a short while. The world doesn't stop spinning without you. I think suicide is a personal choice people should be allowed to make without feeling guilty for other people. It should really only be about whether or not they want to continue living, and if those people are worth continuing to live with.
Yeah, this always bugged me. If I was considering suicide weak arguments like 'don't be selfish' would not help me at all.
If all you have as a argument against suicide is 'don't be selfish' you need to think harder about life.
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I'm perfectly happy with myself but I have wondered what would happen in the aftermath of my suicide and what the afterlife would be like, if there was any.
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Your mommy would cry.
I don't know, I feel like it's really vain to fantasize how one's death would impact the world. Like when a kid runs away from home and thinks 'they'll be sorry they ever called me potato-head!' In reality it would be like every other death in the family. Sad for a little while, then back to normal.
There's a thing people say about how sad it is for your kids to die before you... But I think that is a product of our culture. People used to have 10 kids because only 2-3 would make it to adulthood. Momento mori. It's a false sense of entitlement to think someone has to live. Not that one should be okay with their kids dying, but I think the value we attach to age is a bit arbitrary. Old people are supposed to die, but young people aren't? I guess in our first world of medicine that's become true.
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I think suicide is a topic that comes across everyone's minds at least once. Maybe it's not as serious for some people, but I'm sure it's very common.
The thing about suicide is, it's a very selfish thing way to cop out. You inconvenience others and terrorize your family/friends. No matter how low of a situation you think yourself to be in, there's always a way to make things better. Always.
I was watching an anime called "Welcome to the NHK," and + Show Spoiler +In it, the protagonist ends up getting mixed up in a group of people who go to a deserted island to enjoy their last day alive, as they plan to kill themselves. - Man #1 was the heir to a hospital, but was expelled from medical school for taking some sort of medicine home. His dreams were crushed and he was a huge disappointment to his family, all because of a minor transgression.
- Man #2 was once a rich man with a loving wife and son, but after his company folded, his wife took the son and left him. Even with enough money to have a yacht and a private island, his life meant nothing without his family.
- Boy #1 stole large sums of money from his parents to pay off bullies at school. He didn't want to steal the money, obviously, but due to the circumstances he had no choice.
- Woman #1 was a depressed, slightly psychotic individual who had no friends and a boyfriend who didn't have enough time for her. She was convinced that there was a conspiracy against her keeping her unhappy.
- The protagonist is a "hikikomori," an individual who never goes outside and can't interact normally with people. A "basement dweller," if you will, only so bad that he can't even interact with people in this anime's version of Final Fantasy XI at first. He lies to his parents, claiming he has a job and a girlfriend.
All these people are deeply unhappy, and understandably so. They had a vision of what life should be, and the reality didn't fit it. The protagonist didn't want to be a hikikomori; the circumstances (getting expelled from school but unable to face his parents about his failure) led him there. But seconds before they take the fall, Man #1 can't keep the image of his mother out of his head. He can't stop imagining how sad she would be if she found out her only son had killed himself. Because no matter how much you fuck shit up, you still have an intrinsic value as a human being, and someone's son or daughter. Boy #1 feels the same way, but doesn't want to face his parents after stealing so much from them. Man #2 tells him that there's a way out- he knows a good lawyer who could get him the money back. As for Woman #1 and the protagonist, they're fortunate enough to have people in their lives who care about them, no matter what.
Fear and grief often gives you hardcore tunnel vision. You might think, I've given this a lot of thought, and this is the best thing to do in my situation, but that's never the case. When you consider suicide, you're thinking only of yourself, of running away and hiding. You're Adam, you've realized you're naked, and you're trying to hide.
Advice: Don't try to think too much. That probably sounds terrible, like, "Oh, life actually sucks, but go ahead and run away from your problems." I'm instead referring to that tunnel vision. If you're thinking negatively, all you're going to produce is more negativity. If you start with, "Wow, this is fucking stupid, nobody understands me," you're not going to all of a sudden get struck with a sudden revelation of rainbows and happiness. In that mental state, all you want is confirmation - that you are sad, and that you have a reason to be sad.
That said, I have something that's been bugging me for a long time, something I think too much about. I have this idea, of the importance of "understanding." I feel like it's impossible to truly understand anything or anyone, and I feel like that's important. It seems to undermine every relationship I have and every goal I set. It's hard to describe coherently; words like "semantics" and "subjectivity" just rush into my head and all of a sudden I'm left wondering what's the point, why go forward. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? When some of the most important words in your life, like "love," "happiness," and "success" become meaningless?
Damn, this post was all over the place.
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considered but not seriously enough to do anything with it. bah :[
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If someone wants to advance Darwinism I will not stand between them and science.
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I looked at this thread for a while thinking if I was going to post a reply...
Have I ever considered suicide?
Kinda.
I've been really depressed at points in my life, depressed enough that I felt like suicide should be an option that I should consider, but when it comes to the question proper, I rule it out right.
Self harm is similar, and I've come alot closer to digging a knife in my arm while I'm alone in the kitchen, in an attempt exorcise suffering, but I realise that really, that's what both self harm and suicide are both about, ending suffering, but in reality both cause more pain, and try as you might, when you end your own life, you don't end the world too, and all those people that knew you will get hurt.
Maybe I haven't been depressed enough, but in the words of Stephen fry, there have been plenty of days when I have struggled to imagine a tomorrow.
As a post script, I think its really important to talk about suicide on a more regular basis, everyone gets depressed, and young men are especially prone to killing themselves, so while the subject is a taboo, this can't get in the way of serious discussion about it.
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Voted yes to both polls. Last December I tried to kill myself(lots of alcohol and pills and then some cutting). The next day I moved back home(was at college) and now I'm feeling generally less-sad. Most of last fall I was almost constantly very sad/depressed. For most of November/December I would think about it several times every day. There was a parking garage next to my dorm and I thought about jumping off that, but decided that since it's only like, 4 stories tall that it wouldn't work.
In response to the people saying things like 'it's selfish/what would other people think or do', I wanna say that at least I(won't speak for anyone else), I had already thought about that and decided no one would care. When I was at the point that I was planning how to take my own life, I was pretty well convinced that no one cared about me. I can't say I'm 100% convinced otherwise now, but I can say that at least now I'm not thinking about it every day.
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Whenever I'm at a really high place with only a railing or something, I'll think about what it would be like to jump off. But I guess the point isn't suicide, its to experience the fall. I need to go skydiving.
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A long, long time ago I contemplated suicide. At that point in my life I felt like I'd been driven into a corner and ending my life was an easy way out.
I'm really glad I decided to make the decision to live. I've had an amazing life so far and it would have been a shame to waste such a grand adventure.
Although I feel I'll never ever go there again I can't look down on people who contemplate/commit suicide. I remember what it feels like to be that desperate. People who pretend to be suicidal in order to get attention and sympathy sicken me.
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Nope, because life is awesome and by living itself is already a gift. Life isn't perfect and full of shits but suicide won't solve your problems.
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Cant say the thought havnt crossed my mind
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Seriously, or as a mental exercise, or in jest?
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I've never seriously considered suicide, but I have thought about how I would want to die.
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Well I didn't seriously consider it, but I did think about doing it for no particular reason, just to massively troll people. But pretty much all suicides are completely unexpected so it wouldn't work, they'd just think I was depressed.
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I've thought about it before, but then I thought about the people I will leave behind (my family especially) which made me realize how selfish the act of suicide actually is. Never considered it since.
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Well I didn't seriously consider it, but I did think about doing it for no particular reason, just to massively troll people. But pretty much all suicides are completely unexpected so it wouldn't work, they'd just think I was depressed.
What the hell are you talking about, if your talking about joking about killing your self I don't expect many people to find it funny. Maybe if you just really wanted some attention otherwise I don't understand. How is saying your going to kill your self or even actually killing your self trolling someone?
It just sounds emo to me, I wanna kill myself please pay attention to me. That comment doesn't apply to anyone whos actually considered sucide for real.
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On February 01 2011 14:41 .Aar wrote:I was watching an anime called "Welcome to the NHK," and + Show Spoiler +
Both the manga and the book have a much more serious take on suicide and depression. It's really easy to say all these motivational things, but they amount to nothing when a person is actually faced with it. Especially given the fact that the character development for those people you've listed is done in a single episode... In the book, that scene does not even exist. In the manga it's more fleshed out and has a totally different conclusion. Don't get me wrong, the anime was fun, but it was definitely toned down for a TV audience [spoiler=book and manga]The overall picture you get from these, especially the book, is that Misaki and Satou are both just too scared to die. There is never a time when either of them aren't running away from something. When they do something 'impulsive' you realise it is more out of avoidance of what is currently scaring them than anything else. They never seem to be satisfied with just being, and that's what suicide really is. Not cause you couldn't become a doctor, or your parents had to pay a huge fine that wasn't your fault... Those are both incredibly stupid reasons to suicide and the author admits that. In amidst all the dark humour there is a seriously sad conclusion for Welcome to the N.H.K.
So yeah... It's just of juvenile to point at people with a few petty problems and then compare it to someone's overall life. Nobody commits suicide cause their girlfriend broke up with them. They do it because their whole world is broken. I suppose some people make their girlfriend their whole world, but time easily fixes a wound like that
On February 01 2011 23:01 Greg_J wrote:Show nested quote +
Well I didn't seriously consider it, but I did think about doing it for no particular reason, just to massively troll people. But pretty much all suicides are completely unexpected so it wouldn't work, they'd just think I was depressed.
What the hell are you talking about, if your talking about joking about killing your self I don't expect many people to find it funny. Maybe if you just really wanted some attention otherwise I don't understand. How is saying your going to kill your self or even actually killing your self trolling someone? It just sounds emo to me, I wanna kill myself please pay attention to me. That comment doesn't apply to anyone whos actually considered sucide for real.
I don't think it's meant to be funny, he's just describing another random thought everyone has. It's like have you ever thought about (as an adult) hitting someone you don't like? Of course you have, but you can imagine the consequences and not do it. People day dream about every random thing, they're not really responsible for those thoughts. It's planning and considering and evaluating and then still wanting to that you're responsible for.
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Let's just say that I keep on living because being alive is the ultimate troll towards people.
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+ Show Spoiler [TL;DR for most] +Absolutely, but it's the ultimate selfish act. I'd never act upon it while those who care about me are still alive. Can be furthered to include possible children and grandchildren. If I don't have children and am devoid of family later in life, my plan would be to enjoy it as much as I can until my body deteriorates to the point where any joy that can be had is outweighed by illness; if you don't have the support of family and friends, I wouldn't really see the point of living if every moment is filled with pain.
I've matured a lot in my thoughts on the subject over the years, I think. My childhood had a lot of good, but quite a bit more bad to it. I had seriously contemplated it when I was 11 or 12, when things were the worst. My father was a selfish asshole who was mixed up with meth, but I never doubted that he loved me, as selfish as he was; he died when I was 11, and I had a batch of mixed emotions. Know it's not normal, but part of me was certainly happy; while the other part realized that it was a big loss, and my life would always lose some structure, love, and discipline.
Though things were really bad the last couple years he was alive, they may have gotten even worse after he died. I was left with my mom, who has always been amazing; but she already worked herself to death, and didn't take care of her needs. My sister and ex-sister-in-law, who were both caught up in meth just as much as my dad was. And they were even worse in many aspects. Then my brother, whom I love dearly, but he was just as naive as my mother in the drugs and all. I first brought the drug use to their attention when I was 6-7, but it was always shrugged off; at one point, when I brought it up again with my mom, my brother said he didn't really want anything to do with a kid (who was 11 or so at the time) who had to constantly lie about his wife.
On a note I find funny now, I was very withdrawn at this age, and suffered from chronic health problems that were debilitating. I had so many MRIs, EEGs, EKGs, and probably some other tests that I don't recall anymore. I was in the Doctor's office at least twice a week and tried maybe 20-30 different medications over a two year period. Depression was ruled out almost immediately in a conversation that went like this:
*in the examination room with my mom sitting right next to me*
Doctor: Have you ever considered thoughts of suicide?
Me: Uh... *looking over at my mom*.... no.
Doctor: It's not Depression.
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On February 01 2011 23:01 Greg_J wrote:Show nested quote +
Well I didn't seriously consider it, but I did think about doing it for no particular reason, just to massively troll people. But pretty much all suicides are completely unexpected so it wouldn't work, they'd just think I was depressed.
What the hell are you talking about, if your talking about joking about killing your self I don't expect many people to find it funny. Maybe if you just really wanted some attention otherwise I don't understand. How is saying your going to kill your self or even actually killing your self trolling someone?
I don't think you understand what I meant by "trolling". It doesn't always mean making people laugh. What I meant is that initially I thought it would really confuse and puzzle people, i.e. create an unsolvable mystery.
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+ Show Spoiler +
Gang Starr - moment of truth:
Seems that life is just a constant war between good and evil
The situation that I'm facin, is mad amazin
to think such problems can arise from minor confrontations
Now I'm contemplatin in my bedroom pacin
Dark clouds over my head, my heart's racin
Suicide? Nah, I'm not a foolish guy
Don't even feel like drinking, or even gettin high
Cause all that's gonna do really, is accelerate
the anxieties that I wish I could alleviate
But wait, I've been through a whole lot of other shit, before
So I oughta be able, to withstand some more
But I'm sweatin though, my eyes are turnin red and yo
I'm ready to lose my mind but instead I use my mind
I put down the knife, and take the bullets out my nine
Im not a type who even thinks about suicide but well my best friend who is for me MORE than my own brother get really massed up one day and he wanted to jump from a bridge. I was damn lucky that I find out where he is and convince him not to do it. You would never say that he will do some crazy shit like that but he just couldnt see his parents getting divorce.
You guys should stop thinking like this. You are awesome and believe me you are not in deep shit because you are still able to read TL.
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I've considered it, and that's why I don't believe a person could do it in his right mind unless terminally ill.
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On February 02 2011 00:51 Chef wrote:When they do something 'impulsive' you realise it is more out of avoidance of what is currently scaring them than anything else. They never seem to be satisfied with just being, and that's what suicide really is. Not cause you couldn't become a doctor, or your parents had to pay a huge fine that wasn't your fault... Those are both incredibly stupid reasons to suicide and the author admits that. In amidst all the dark humour there is a seriously sad conclusion for Welcome to the N.H.K.
On February 02 2011 00:51 Chef wrote:So yeah... It's just of juvenile to point at people with a few petty problems and then compare it to someone's overall life. Nobody commits suicide cause their girlfriend broke up with them. They do it because their whole world is broken. I suppose some people make their girlfriend their whole world, but time easily fixes a wound like that
I disagree. "Stupid" events like these can be the trigger into descent or impulsive action; they don't necessarily need to be the end-all cause.
Also, you seem to have missed the rather central point about "tunnel vision." It would behoove you to actually read posts.
yay for calling people on the internet juvenile
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I could understand a person committing suicide in an extreme situation: They are born into poverty and violence, get into drugs, contract HIV and decide that they would rather go out quickly and painlessly then slowly deteriorate. But when you hear of these middle class kids killing themselves it is absolutely fucking pathetic. The opportunities they've been given relative to the vast majority of the rest of the world is insane and they decide to squander it. That shit is unforgivable.
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I said What the hell are you talking about, if your talking about joking about killing your self I don't expect many people to find it funny. Maybe if you just really wanted some attention otherwise I don't understand. How is saying your going to kill your self or even actually killing your self trolling someone?
O.K I was unneccesarily agresive in this post, Sorry. I take back the attitude but I still don't really understand what you mean.
someone said you meant just imageing what would happen. I guess thats valid, we all think random things some times.
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On February 01 2011 13:38 MisteR wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2011 13:22 Greg_J wrote:
This may sound really lame, but I know I could never kill myself while my parents are still alive. I don't see them at all and live 5,000 miles away but I could never put them through the pain of having to deal with my death. They love me and are always so strong and supportive and really proud of me even though I have achieved nothing with my life I just couldn't do it to them. What he said.
This is the exact rationale I came up with (minus the specifics about the 5000 miles).
I actually went at one point to a sick fantasy where I killed both my parents simultaneously painlessly so I could off myself, but I'd think people think a lot of sick things in the midst of negativity.
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I've been pretty depressed for most of my life. There have been periods where I would think about it all the time. If I had a gun I probably would have said fuck it and gone ahead with it. Luckily it's not easy to get a gun around here, and I'm not crazy enough to jump off a bridge because the thought of changing my mind on the way down freaks me out. Plus I would want to donate my organs.
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On February 01 2011 13:16 Enervate wrote:
Poll options are a little biased. The "no" option is extreme while the "yes" option is extremely mild. No, I've never thought about, but I don't look down on people who have, or feel differently about them.
All polls on TL are fundamentally biased anyway. By seeing current results, people can answer differently. Sounds stupid but it's true.
But I agree, people need to stop trying to be clever when asking questions or they get untrue results.
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I'd be curious as to where the majority, or even what the seperation is, on location. Some countries seem to have much higher suicide rates than others; I wonder if this forum/thread reflects that.
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I thought about it when I was 12 or 13 or so.
S'all cool now.
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