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Finding meaning in life is a luxury. It is a privilege that some can't afford. I can never blame people who have had suicidal ideation or are actively suicidal. Even those who have already passed because of it. I have sympathy and empathy for them. It's not easy to get to that point. I say all these things as someone who could get to that point and know where that point in my life is. It's painful to feel. So many assume first that it's such a simple thing as providing support or putting a band-aid on it but it's such a profound type of pain, losing the meaning behind living. Losing one's reason to live. To have something you've had for most of your life ripped away from you.

Some act like it's a heat-of-the-moment thing and immediately go on the defensive or they look for a solution without even asking about the cause. Did I do something wrong? What do you need? But we're here for you! Maybe we can do this thing and it'll change your mind. Or variations of the sort. It's not right to generalize suicide or sensationalize it. To make it into a blanket statement or experience, or to make it romantic and paint it in a rose-tinted color. It's best to approach it with nuance.

I hate it when people call suicidal individuals selfish. Selfish enough that they would give up on life, something said people hold in such high regard? Does that not ring any warning bells? People who say it's selfish then make it about themselves are a joke.

For anyone who may read this, you may not share my experience with suicide and that's fine. These are my thoughts as someone who has suicidal ideation. I have a lot of heavy feelings about it because of how the very important people in my life have reacted to my experience. But if you must call a suicidal person selfish, at least have the heart to think about why they want to do it and listen to them, and have enough sense to not immediately make it about yourself.


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