(December 13, 2014 at 6:30 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(December 12, 2014 at 8:32 pm)Losty Wrote: I don't know....when I read benny's comment I thought it sounded pretty hateful.I don't really hate people who want to kill themselves-- I hate the quality of weakness or despair that allows people with a chance at a good life to throw it away because they are feeling depressed or thinking irrationally. My mother was suicidal-- should I have, at the age of 4 or 5, supported her "right" to end her life? I myself have contemplated suicide. Should I disregard my childrens' best interests if I decide I've had enough of this world?
It sounded hateful. Doesn't mean you are but it sounded that way. Wanting to die, for me, is admitting I'm not strong enough to deal with the horrors of my past and the painful memories that still haunt me. My children are the only reason I didn't off myself years ago. Choosing to live is a testament of my love for them. It doesn't make me stronger or better than those who can't make that choice. It just makes me different. The worst thing to say to a suicidal person is you're so weak and selfish. That just makes them want to die more I think.
