What's your opinion on teenage suicide?

[Marz]

18 is fine. I think from 16 and up I can get behind it. I mean I had my first attempt at 13, and even so I dislike the thought of young kids doing it.

I'd give myself a chance if I hadn't fucked up so many times and my life circumstances weren't so complicated. To summarize it, my country entered a humanitarian crisis and I had to flee two years ago. I'm an immigrant and I'm obvisouly vulnerable and struggling to get a job or maintaining my grades (thankfully universities are mostly for free here) and also because of a bunch of economical and family issues I'm being a burden and my depression and other mental illnesses keeps me from properly adapting to survive. If I hadn't gone through all that I'm sure I'd give myself another chance, but I can't. It's too much preassure. I also cannot go back home.

 

[Mircea]

Death is still a sad thing at any age, but I can't judge those who seek it no matter how old they are.

Personally I'd recommend especially people younger than 20 to wait a bit longer: Changes happen in ones life at that point in time, it might be a chance for things to get better. But if you're absolutely convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that this world isn't a place you can live life in, one must do what they must do.

 

[hunter_lewis]

I'm taking a risk of making myself unpopular-but I think teen suicides are a tragedy. Life can change so much, especially in young years. I remember being 13 and suffering from crippling depression and feeling like I wanted to die. But things got so much better for me. I personally think any suicide before age 35 plus is way too early, even though I am late 20s myself. I think the only viable reason for teen suicide is some awful physical illness, like crippling physical pain with no end, or a terminal disease. Also some mental disorders are pretty bad, like extreme schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but a lot of these can be treated. Other than that, if someone is suffering from depression, it is not a good reason for me. I knew a girl who had clinical depression from age 6-25 and now is enjoying life. You just never know! So no, I think young people should not kill themselves. If for example someone is 50, 60, their life is mostly lived and they just can't bear it anymore, to me this more of an acceptable scenario.
But of course, in the end it is a personal decision.
P.S-I'm not in a crusade to convince everyone of what I think, so there will be no more posts from me in this thread.

 

[TheGoodGuy]

I'm 18 yo. Am I too young to ctb?

Perfect age! If I could´ve killed myself at 18-19 as I planned I would have been spared so much pain and suffering, life doesn´t get better.

 

[Topsy]

God this is a weird thing to see, people talking about whether or not they can understand someone my age catching the bus.
I've been suicidal since I was about 13, and had my first attempt just before I hit 14.

Back then it was very much a situational thing which by trying to fix I ended up making a fuckton worse.
But I've learnt a lot about myself and how I react to and think about these things compared to how I did then and honestly it's both comforting and unsettling.
I used to be terrified of death, even when I first attempted it was mostly impulse and I would've regretted it if I had of given myself the chance to,
however now it's a different story. Instead of feeling forced into killing myself because of my intense feelings/situation, it's a conscious choice.
I reason it out and if I feel I'm ready, I purposely do things that I know will make me feel worse and make myself actively suicidal when I never would've been otherwise. Making myself suicidal has become a lot more comforting than it should be but at the same time at this point being suicidal is all I know.

 

[Mircea]

Perfect age! If I could´ve killed myself at 18-19 as I planned I would have been spared so much pain and suffering, life doesn´t get better.

In my own case, I realized I had no place on this world since around the age of 15. The thought of ending my life never occurred to me until the last few years... even if it would have though, I'd have surely not taken that path by then; I spent the next decade convinced that things will slowly get better and something would be done. I'm past my mid 20's now... for the sake of it we could say I'm 25: Today I realize I was wrong, and almost everything I believed in betrayed me.

Part of me wishes I could have ended all this sooner, instead of pointlessly struggling for another 10 years to finally reach my conclusion. At the same time however, it wasn't all pointless: I did become better as a being during the last few years, had an influence in other peoples lives, even created more stuff I'll leave behind.

I'm taking a risk of making myself unpopular-but I think teen suicides are a tragedy. Life can change so much, especially in young years. I remember being 13 and suffering from crippling depression and feeling like I wanted to die. But things got so much better for me. I personally think any suicide before age 35 plus is way too early, even though I am late 20s myself. I think the only viable reason for teen suicide is some awful physical illness, like crippling physical pain with no end, or a terminal disease. Also some mental disorders are pretty bad, like extreme schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but a lot of these can be treated. Other than that, if someone is suffering from depression, it is not a good reason for me. I knew a girl who had clinical depression from age 6-25 and now is enjoying life. You just never know! So no, I think young people should not kill themselves. If for example someone is 50, 60, their life is mostly lived and they just can't bear it anymore, to me this more of an acceptable scenario.

I cannot disagree with that. At the same time I have to say: Don't underestimate depression. As someone who had to struggle with it daily for over 15 years, to the point where I'm brain-dead and barely able to do anything than stay awake and keep myself busy, I consider stress and depression alone a very valid reason. Indeed, if you're only 14, you should definitely wait a few more years to see if the situation changes for you.

And I know many love to say "just go see a therapist, depression can be treated"! That is not some magical solution: They may provide some good thoughts and medicine to make you feel better, but they cannot fix the underlying issues that push you there... therapists are neither god nor the government.