I think a lot of it is in your head. You can be the richest, most beautiful person on Earth and be suicidal and you can also be a very poor, starving person maybe with no arms and legs and be perfectly happy. At the end of the day, quality of your life is determined not by your hands or legs but by what goes on in your head. So I don't agree with people who say, oh look this guy has no arms so his life is shit and your life is so much better. Not necessarily. I mean if you got demons in your head, you will have a worse quality life
I partially agree, but also partially disagree. The part I disagree with is that part of what defines me is being able to pursue the hobbies that I have in the way I wish to and I'd imagine if I had no limbs, no arms, legs, hands; it would be utter hell for me. This also has something to do with my personality, being fiercely independent and wanting to do things on my own terms. The part that I will agree though is that yes, if I have demons in my head then my life is utter hell and yes, I do currently have demons in my head that no one but myself can solve (I'm hoping to resolve them because no one gets it and only I know the way to solve it -- thus if I failed to solve it myself, I'm fucked).
I suppose that some people are happy because of their different perspectives and standards in life. Also, when someone is born with a condition like that, they don't know what it is to be able bodied so in a sense, they don't miss what they never experienced. Whereas someone who was physically able-bodied then after a illness or accident, become disabled, suffered a tremendous loss and losing what they once had (an active life, their independence, dignity and what not). Therefore, people who had things previously but lost it due to some event, would want to die due to not being able to come to terms with such a tremendous loss and change in quality of life.
Note: I am not trying to minimize or undermine people who are suffering, but merely just giving my own two cents and explaining why some people don't suicide in certain situations.
its both environment and perception of environment
eg if youre a good looking millionair with perfect physical health yet your a still depressed? might check your brain mate
youre a homeless aids infected orphan with no friends? youre sad? well not necesseraly sth wrong with your brain...sadness might be justified
This makes a lot of sense and from a logical perspective, yes someone in perfect health, has a lot of wealth to live comfortably, and all their needs met, then it is likely that it is in their head, and less about circumstances (not saying all but most cases). As far as the less fortunate, yes I believe that their suicidality is based on their life circumstances (along with personal reasons as well... each case is different).
