If things were different for many people- suicide wouldn't feel like their 'saviour' or best option. IF their chronic physical or mental illnesses could be effectively cured. IF they felt able to change the situations they were in- perhaps they would find a way through.
YOU may not like many people's reasons for wanting to CTB here. YOU may think more people could perhaps be 'saved'. YOU'RE not living their life though. To them- suicide MAY feel like their best or only option.
As it is- many people here feel like they're at their wits end- they simply can't or- don't want to 'recover'. All they want is rest. They're sick of fighting. I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to see how suicide CAN look highly appealing to such people.
That said- I agree with you to an extent. I doubt ANYONE here actually wants to kill themselves! As in- the ACTUAL act of it. The actual process is frightening and risky. Many of us are deeply worried about the impact it will likely have on our loved ones. That's the reason many of us have hung on for so long.
In a recent poll I did, I think about 80% of us would prefer not to have been born in the first place! THAT would have been the ideal for us. I bet you 100% of us would prefer to die naturally in our sleep tonight- if we had that option.
So- yes- if the world were very different- suicide wouldn't seem so appealing to some of us. It's whether the alternatives are feasible- plus- how appealing they actually seem as to how people view suicide I believe. As I see it we have:
Never being born in the first place: Ideal 'solution' for around 80% of us- also impossible.
Dying naturally and painlessly today or soon: Ideal but also unlikely.
Recover: Not impossible but varyingly difficult for different people. Some people here also don't want to 'recover'.
Suicide: Doubt anyone is really looking forward to the act but most people here DO want an end to it all.
I do get where you're coming from but try and imagine what it's like for someone who themselves believe (nevermind what you think) that their lives are utterly intolerable. They don't want to change. They don't want to get better. To THEM- of course suicide seems like this shining light of hope- it represents an end to their suffering.
oohiniyorafaad said:
you dont even know what comes after death, who are you to tell us death isn't neutral? its the next step, however it comes about.
You: I don't understand
I believe they are refering to an afterlife. Presumably a better place than this according to their beliefs. If someone believes they are going on to better things- death can also seem like a positive thing.
How you can you prove that you are a real person
Please stop calling FC a bot, or- questioning if she is real. You may disagree with her- fine. So do I sometimes. There's no need to insult someone if you don't like what they say. Like other people have suggested- put them on ignore. If you do disagree- also fine but surely you can do so without insulting them?
I'm not going to report you- I don't want to start taking sides. Still- do bear in mind that when people start being abusive on here (calling someone a robot IS abusive), they SOMETIMES end up being banned. Just a warning to all really- you may not like what some people have to say. It's bound to happen. It's FINE to disagree if you keep it civil. When it becomes personal though- it goes too far.
Not like I'm a mod or anything. Maybe you think I'm getting up on my high horse over this- that's not my intention. I'd REALLY like this place to be more harmonious than we've seen of late. EVERYONE suffers when this sort of thing goes on. FC can't be enjoying all this (I'm sure she IS a real person.) The people who are feeling triggered but end up taking it too far by insulting her get banned. NO ONE WINS!