BlueWidow
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I got these from the following article:
10 Powerful Suicide Prevention Quotes & Sayings
Let's go through them one by one, shall we?!
1. "When you feel like giving up, just remember the reason why you held on for so long." – Unknown
Uh, the reason I held on was because of my husband and now he's dead so. . .NEXT!
2. "Suicide doesn't end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better." – Unknown
Uh, actually that doesn't make any sense. Because- yes it actually DOES end the chances of life getting worse because you're no longer alive. Duh!
3. "If you are looking for a sign not to kill yourself, this is it." – Unknown
Huh? I don't get this one AT ALL!
4. "Anyone desperate enough for suicide should be desperate enough to go to creative extremes to solve problems: elope at midnight, stow away on the boat to New Zealand and start over, do what they always wanted to do but were afraid to try." – Richard Bach
We'll, Richard, I have spent 25 years trying to solve my problems and they're still here so. . . . . Go fuck yourself!
5. "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Again, my mom died when I was three and life went downhill from there. 50 years now, Harriet, 50 long, long years. How much longer should I wait for that tide to turn do you think?
6. "If you want to show me that you really love me, don't say that you would die for me, instead stay alive for me." – Unknown
Yeah, and if YOU really want to show me that YOU really love me, you can let me die in peace and get out of this pain, Instead of expecting me to live on just for your sake.
How selfish can one person be?!
7. "Place your hand over your heart, can you feel it? That is called purpose. You're alive for a reason so don't ever give up." – Unknown
Uh, another one that makes no sense. Just because my heart is beating that doesn't give me a purpose. A beating heart is not a purpose or a reason to live.
8. "The person who completes suicide, dies once. Those left behind die a thousand deaths, trying to relive those terrible moments and understand … Why?" – Clark (2001)
Ah, another guilt trip because that's what you need when you're feeling suicidal is to be made to feel even more like shit than you already do. Your pain is more important than my pain, I get it.
9. "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem."
Oh, thank God! We were getting so close to the end of the list and I thought they weren't going to pull this old chestnut out again. See the thing above about 50 years. NEXT!
10. "Never never never give up." – Winston Churchill
I have nothing against Mr. Churchill. From everything I've read he was quite an extraordinary person. But this takes a very complex issue and tries to simplify it by just saying never give up. How can you say never give up when you don't even know what the circumstances of my life are. What about the people in the towers at 9/11 who had to jump for their lives or be burned in a fire. They had no good choices to choose from. That's exactly how I feel and how I'm sure a lot of people on this forum feel.
So, as you can see, it's just the same old condescension, guilt tripping, and trying to simplify complicated situations down to trite phrases like "never give up" and "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem". And until they find some other way to treat suicide and people who are suicidal, other than trying to make them feel guilty, or dismissing their pain by saying it's only temporary and they shouldn't give up. Or by saying, "Well, if you really love me you would stay alive or some bullshit like that, it's never going to end. Of course, we know it's never going to end anyway. Suicide is going to be here until the day the earth explodes or whatever ends up happening to it.
Everyone feel free to add your two cents!
10 Powerful Suicide Prevention Quotes & Sayings
Let's go through them one by one, shall we?!
1. "When you feel like giving up, just remember the reason why you held on for so long." – Unknown
Uh, the reason I held on was because of my husband and now he's dead so. . .NEXT!
2. "Suicide doesn't end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better." – Unknown
Uh, actually that doesn't make any sense. Because- yes it actually DOES end the chances of life getting worse because you're no longer alive. Duh!
3. "If you are looking for a sign not to kill yourself, this is it." – Unknown
Huh? I don't get this one AT ALL!
4. "Anyone desperate enough for suicide should be desperate enough to go to creative extremes to solve problems: elope at midnight, stow away on the boat to New Zealand and start over, do what they always wanted to do but were afraid to try." – Richard Bach
We'll, Richard, I have spent 25 years trying to solve my problems and they're still here so. . . . . Go fuck yourself!
5. "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Again, my mom died when I was three and life went downhill from there. 50 years now, Harriet, 50 long, long years. How much longer should I wait for that tide to turn do you think?
6. "If you want to show me that you really love me, don't say that you would die for me, instead stay alive for me." – Unknown
Yeah, and if YOU really want to show me that YOU really love me, you can let me die in peace and get out of this pain, Instead of expecting me to live on just for your sake.
How selfish can one person be?!
7. "Place your hand over your heart, can you feel it? That is called purpose. You're alive for a reason so don't ever give up." – Unknown
Uh, another one that makes no sense. Just because my heart is beating that doesn't give me a purpose. A beating heart is not a purpose or a reason to live.
8. "The person who completes suicide, dies once. Those left behind die a thousand deaths, trying to relive those terrible moments and understand … Why?" – Clark (2001)
Ah, another guilt trip because that's what you need when you're feeling suicidal is to be made to feel even more like shit than you already do. Your pain is more important than my pain, I get it.
9. "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem."
Oh, thank God! We were getting so close to the end of the list and I thought they weren't going to pull this old chestnut out again. See the thing above about 50 years. NEXT!
10. "Never never never give up." – Winston Churchill
I have nothing against Mr. Churchill. From everything I've read he was quite an extraordinary person. But this takes a very complex issue and tries to simplify it by just saying never give up. How can you say never give up when you don't even know what the circumstances of my life are. What about the people in the towers at 9/11 who had to jump for their lives or be burned in a fire. They had no good choices to choose from. That's exactly how I feel and how I'm sure a lot of people on this forum feel.
So, as you can see, it's just the same old condescension, guilt tripping, and trying to simplify complicated situations down to trite phrases like "never give up" and "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem". And until they find some other way to treat suicide and people who are suicidal, other than trying to make them feel guilty, or dismissing their pain by saying it's only temporary and they shouldn't give up. Or by saying, "Well, if you really love me you would stay alive or some bullshit like that, it's never going to end. Of course, we know it's never going to end anyway. Suicide is going to be here until the day the earth explodes or whatever ends up happening to it.
Everyone feel free to add your two cents!
