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Who gives a @#%^. This thread is useless.
It's more useful than the post you just contributed >_>
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In my experience, people who talk about suicide all the time don't actually ever do it.
It's true that as I said before, it's usually a cry for help, but every suicide "threat" should be taken seriously. Though the majority of people who talk about suicide never go through with it, some of them do. People who talk about suicide are crying for help.
And yes, that means that they are weak and selfish, but that is normal. Everyone begins weak and must acquire strength (I'm speaking in terms of emotional strength, being able to manage one's own emotions and manage one's actions to support the cultivation of positive emotions). People who want to die do need help; they will not become "stronger" by being told that they are just being weak. This would be equivalent to putting someone behind the wheel of a car that doesn't know how to drive. It's not something every person can just figure out on their own. Without guidance, some of those people will die.
And selfishness is natural. Humans are egocentric creatures, and they need to be to some extent. If humans took care of others first, things would be messy to say the least. How am I supposed to feed you when you're off feeding Human 324? How do you even know when someone else needs food? Of course the sensible ideal is that everyone feeds themself, but the reality is that not everyone can. However, everyone can make an effort to take care of their own needs, and that is what we are referring to. We don't have a very accomodating vocabulary for distinguishing between different kinds of selfishness, but effectively, there is selfishness in regards to addressing your owns need first (normal and practical) and also, selfishness which does not respect the needs of others (also normal, but socially crippling; i.e. crime).
THE ONE THING I CAN NOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH (this was probably the best advice I was ever given) taking into account that suicide is highest among adolescents, is that in far more cases than not, life gets much better. When you're young and the hormones are still raging (even potentially into the 20's) it's really tough. You hear adults who say things like "You think it's tough now, just wait til you have bills to pay, etc," and that's not entirely true. That'd be like telling Tony Hawk that grinding a rail (that's where they slide down hand rails and stuff on a skateboard) wasn't tough when he was 8. It's nearly ******* impossible for an average 8-year old. For someone with years of training, it's a piece of cake. That's an exaggeration but you should get the idea. Yes, it's harder than what you're doing, but you'll be much better able to deal with it (it= life)
Generally when young people reach their early to mid 20's, as long as they don't make poor decisions time and time again, their life gets much better. Young people often don't grasp just how much potential their life has to improve. They often see one mistake as the end of the world, a tremendous setback. It's never too late to not make your next mistake. You will see a better life because of it... no person's life is so ****** up that they can't **** it up any worse, trust me.
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He's alive, I was wrong.
Carry on...
~Blix
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