05-23-2003, 02:51 PM | #31 |
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Is suicide brave, cowardly, or neither? I've chewed on this one off and on for about 15 years.
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05-23-2003, 03:21 PM | #32 |
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TL, I'm sorry for your loss. *Hugs*. As for suicide, I personally think it's neither. Some may say it's cowardly, but I think if you really are that upset, then it's brave. NB-I have tried to kill myself before. I can name two other people on this forum that have too, and they are the bravest people I know.
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05-23-2003, 03:43 PM | #33 |
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Timber, I'm so sorry! Suicide has got to be one of the hardest things the survivors can try and understand. I know it's hard to talk about it, but it may help you (and your wife) to cope with the loss and make whatever sense you can of it.
I can't really say what those who chose suicide are thinking....I know that for some it's the end of painful life experiences that they just don't see any way out of and somehow they don't get the help they need. It's very sad, no matter what the reason.
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05-23-2003, 04:43 PM | #34 | |
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05-24-2003, 12:52 AM | #35 | |
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The most cowardly suicide seems to be where one does it to deliberately torment those who find him dead... this is basically why I haven't killed myself, even though I have been tired of life for almost 20 years - I think it unfair to make others feel bad on my account, and as all these posts have shown, others DO feel bad when a suicide takes place... But many suicides seem to be "neither" - as has been said, more of an illness. Rather hard to call an illness brave or cowardly. Still, calling it an illness sure doesn't make the news any easier to swallow... and you've had FOUR to deal with, T.L.? Sorry indeed to hear that. |
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05-24-2003, 01:01 AM | #36 |
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I don't know if you noticed, but i recently had to go through the same kind of situation. I feel your pain Tl.
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05-24-2003, 09:59 AM | #37 | |
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05-24-2003, 10:09 AM | #38 |
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Sorry for your loss, and hope that all heal rapidly, and well. May you find some peace.
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05-24-2003, 11:56 AM | #39 |
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so from what i am seeing here suicide can be of two things: one being chosen with your full cosciousness, and the other something you cannot refuse?
from my personal standpoint, i think it's cowardly, but with some people explanations here, it has become neither. i still don't think commiting suicide is something to be proud of... maybe that's it for me... either way, it is a very painful thing to experience, to both the one who's going to commit it to every other human being he/she is going to leave behind... |
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