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Stonehelm said:There is always going to be many different views of suicide but heres mine.
I agree with Leo in saying that taking your own life before the age of 18 is wrong but not for the same reasons. Before 18 and probably a little while afterwards teenagers are rash due to hormonal growth etc and at that age suicide really isnt an option to be considered, yet it is.
I think to have a well thought out oppinion on suicide you first have to look at the resons people do it. Bullying seems to be a common problem linked with suicide, i think almost everyone gets a bit of bullying in there life, physical or emotional, and it lowers your self respect and your outlook on life and over all makes you feel like sh!t. Bullying affects people differently, if the person who is getting bullied was already quite meek then they are less likely to stand up for themselves therefore it will continue and gradually get worse, now just imagine if you were getting bullied so bad that you started hating yourself thinking that the problem is you, you hate your life and decide to take it.
Going back to the fact that most teenagers are rash in decision making they might not consider the hurt that they will cause by taking there life. Thats why i think taking your life at young age is wrong.
Adults taking there life is another matter. Many people who take there life as an adult will suffer from depression, this is a mental illness and should not be considered as the persons fault. If the illness is being treated and the patient takes there life while being treated then it is obvious that the system needs to be looked, not everyone is the same and the reaction to medication will vary. I would even go as far to say that maybe the bad cases should be hospitalised. People with mental health issues can not always be held responsible for there actions.
So overall i dont think all suicide cases should be tarnished with the same brush, to understand you really have to look at the cause.
As to what skyline was saying about euthanasia (mercy killing) i think people who are extremely ill and there is no chance of recovery should be able to take there own life or get assistance with it but i also think that this decision should not be left to the patient i think the doctor/carer should have a part to play in even just to make sure that the person is making the right decision or not.
Well thats my opinion and i respect everyone elses.
i actuly found that very interesting to read, ty vm.
Farril said:i dont know how any could commit suicide. id rather be locked up untill i die naturally than willingly end my life.
i couldnt imagine jumping off a building, knowing its the last thing you'll ever do. what a waste of a life.
now if i were very sick, mentally ill (even beyond blams level), i might consider euthinasia.
ill be using some of urs as an example (except for the blam bit).
farril do u mind me asking how old you are? or a age range at the least please.
