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Suicide Is A Selfish Act
People commit suicide to end their pain and problems etc, and they get sympathy and understanding, but is it selfish to end your life considering the pain and grief they inflict on others? Not just family members, but strangers whose memory will be scarred by the image of a corpse.
 Jakers  24 May 2008 22:06
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It sure is. No matter how lonely or depressed a person may feel, chances are there is at least one person out there that will be affected negatively by their death.
 
 Starburst  15 Dec 2008 00:51
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I agree, even though it is one's right to it, it still is selfish, considering it hurts so many people to pick up the mess you left behind.
 
 imright20  09 Oct 2008 02:12
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I think suicide is a selfish act to get rid of their own problems and make all their friends and family suffer as well for the rest of their life.
 
 antojo  21 Sep 2008 08:18
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Experience with this issue speaks louder than those opinions expressed concerning it. I have experienced this in my lifetime. I will not bore you with the long details, but I had an uncle who was injured in a motorcycle accident. He lost all control of his body from the waist down. He was wheelchair bound for many years. His mental health suffered because of it; however, he was still loved and cared for. The things my Aunt did for him were amazing. Well, he made the decision one day to lock himself in the master bedroom, with the family all in the house and them pleading with him to open the door, he spoke to them, told them he loved them and then blew his brains out.
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 athling  17 Sep 2008 17:05
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They upset there family and ruin there family name suicide is bad
 
 markrjg  02 Jun 2008 07:11
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 Hypothetical situation:

What if the suicidee had no family? Where's the family ruin?
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 05 Jun 2008 04:56
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I think suicide is selfish to an extent.
It is true about inflicting pain on people who are left behind.
People whoever attempt suicide think they can't turn to somebody for help therefore they are quite weak and don't really understand that someone can help. That's a bit selfish in itself.
I have thought about it in the passing.
But seriously, there are people who are way more unfortunate than I am and I should make the most of what I have.
 
 helenbobby  24 May 2008 22:23
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No i don't think it is. If anything the person committing suicide feels they are doing everyone a favour because more often than not they think no one wants them around
 
 mutani  03 Oct 2008 19:05
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Parents have sexual intercourse and bring babies into this world. Is that not selfish? Didn't they just create a person who did not ASK to be created? Not only that, they have expectations that the creation should want to do what they say and not question authority and not want to end it's own life. We all know that life ends at some point and people who end their own are just as easily forgotten. How is it possibly selfish to refuse something one did not ask for? If someone came over to me for no reason and handed me 100 dollars and I dropped it on the floor would he have the NERVE to call me selfish!? I certainly hope not.
 
 JohnShier  04 Jun 2008 21:47
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The argument is if you have a family and you are the bread winner. But it is your life.
 
 moreno  02 Jun 2008 05:04
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So is eating & breathing - what you got against selfishness?
 
 hatrack49  02 Jun 2008 03:59
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Each persons mental state is different. Someone who is bipoler has a chemical imbalance and their depression can be deep and horrible if not treated with medication. Parinoid schitzaphrinics are terrorized by their own minds. A person who was molested as a child by a parent feels degraded and dehumanized and will most likely grow up with antisocial disorder. Most people who commit suicide have real psychological problems that need to be dealt with by medication or therapy.
 
 codeman  25 May 2008 00:43
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I really think that if you kill yourself your trying to get away so if they want to let them get rid off themselves.
 
 higack  24 May 2008 22:46
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Suicide is far from selfish. Most people commit suicide because they think they are useless to everybody, therefore they commit suicide to be as unselfish as possible.
 
 jacknalen  24 May 2008 22:38
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 They don't commit suicide for that reason always, without fail. There are other causes and feelings involved too.
by  Jakers
 24 May 2008 22:45
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It is selfish for people to expect someone to endure misery just so they will spare them of any pain of their loss. It isn't selfish, it is not a decision that is typically made lightly. It is a last option, for someone who has no hope of any other viable options. It is a matter of utter despair not selfishness.
 
 innomen  24 May 2008 22:13
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 Maybe the last option, maybe not.

There is a story about a man in San Fransisco who jumped off the bridge, and survived. When interviewed he said that "the moment I let go of the railings, I realized that all of my problems were fixable."
by  Jakers
 24 May 2008 22:20
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