Don't even think about suicide!

[plebble]

Suicide is never the answer.

Young people are always depressed at something, this is completely normal. This is because you release a chemical in your brain called dopamine which makes your emotions stronger.

All teenagers get stressed about exams, puberty, school. It is very normal, but don't get too upset and just rise above it, it's not the end. Depression can be caused by many reasons such as a close friend or relative dying, being bullied, getting bad grades, taking drugs, but honestly you young people out there need to just relax and realise how important your life is. Even if you don't feel like it, someone always cares for you. You probably have at least 60 years left to live and you have only lived for a tiny bit of your whole life, you have the rest of it to come and who knows what great things will happen?

Suicide will put an end to this and you won't have a chance to live the rest of it, trust me that is not what you want. If you are for some reason feeling depressed, TELL SOMEONE, please! Telling someone will definitely help you feel better, especially tell a therapist or maybe a doctor to help relieve your stress. Stop thinking of suicide, if you are being bullied, still don't do it, tell a teacher or your parents. Don't care if you feel silly, you are all important and you must respect yourself.

So please stop having these suicidal thoughts and get back on track, you will definitely have a good rest-of-your-life. Telling someone about how you feel depressed is very important. I just want to help you. Teenage depression is normal and you can and will overcome it. It's never the end.

Here are some links if you are depressed and need help:
- http://yourprayercloset.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/why-you-shouldnt-commit-suicide/
- http://www.wikihow.com/Convince-Yourself-Not-to-Commit-Suicide
- http://johnmarkum.com/2011/02/22/why-you-shouldnt-commit-suicide/
These websites give you ways to get back on track with your life and give you reasons to not commit suicide, think.

[FullyAlive]

I do agree with the message suicide is never the answer. However..

Young people are always depressed at something, this is completely normal.

No there's your regular "ah this day is depressing" and then you've got depression. The first is completely normal yes but the latter the one that leads to suicidal thoughts and depressive behaviours that is not completely normal and should not be brushed off.

but don't get too upset and just rise above it

Oh how I wish it was that easy, when all you can think is how much better off you'd be dead, when you're just sad for no reason at all, when you don't see a future just pain and misery, when that light at the end of the tunnel just isn't there for you. You cannot just rise above it, its really not that easy it takes time, support and help.

so please stop having these suicidal thoughts

I'm pretty sure I speak for everyone suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts that its not a choice. You can't just stop them. When there's that little voice pushing you telling you how good it would feel to just die, when everything you look at you see a way to kill yourself with. You cannot just stop them. You need to seek help because again this "teenage depression" as you call it really isn't normal its a big concern and can't be solved with just rising above it and stopping the thoughts.

[Mortal Coil]

Have you seen some of the stories on here?
My rationale, at least, is that if so much wrong can be done against one person in the few short years that they have already been alive, what infinite suffering could the future hold?
David Klass said, "and end to pain is better than pain." It's true. Even if the suicidal person doesn't kill themselves and manages to stop feeling depressed, they will still be scarred by the things that made them that way: flashbacks to the abuse they suffered, intruding at the worst of times, inhibiting them from functioning etc.
also, saying that "young people are always depressed..." is belittling the depressed person's feelings, increasing the feelings of worthlessness and self-hatred. I'm no psychologist, but I've seen enough to know that the most important thing about helping someone is to acknowledge their problems instead of telling the person to ignore or just get over them.

[JasonFlagmaster]

I was depressed from Kindergarten till the end of 7th grade. I hated my life and wanted it too end.
All do to bullying as a matter of fact. I was the fat, short kid that EVERYONE picked on.
I wanted to die. AT 5 - 13 years old I wanted to die. Just so scared to act on it.
I did eventually get over it (Mainly because I got bigger than most of the bullies)
I ended growing up really unsocial-able from the traumatic event though.
I'm so worried someones going to start word abusing me all over again.
BUT. I keep myself focused on what really matters in life, and remembering that it doesn't matter what someone says, thinks, or does that negatively affects you, as long as you know who you are, and you're happy with it, is all that matters.

xoxo - Jason

[plebble]

No, suicide is bad...

[Mortal Coil]

No, suicide is bad...

Another thing about being depressed: you start to see the world in more than just black and white. Suicide is not "bad" unless it is the termination of a good thing. since the suicidal person does not see their life, or any aspect thereof, as a good thing, their suicide is not "bad" at all.

To any suicidal person who may be reading this, please talk to someone before doing it. I know I'm always here :hug:

[canadaski]

I'm sorry but this is such a load of bullcrap. Suicidal feelings come as a result of pain exceeding your resources for coping with the pain. It isn't a choice, and death is not attractive. Depressed persons aren't morbid people that sit around practicing black magic and thinking of dead things. Suicide is merely a way to end the pain when all else fails.

In the long run suicide doesn't do anybody good, and people should seek help and guidance from people that have been down the same road. People need to heal, suicide is not healing. Healing is hard and takes a long time but it is definitely worth it, everybody can be happy even though it may seem like bullshit sometimes.

I'm here to talk to, I know what feeling extreme depression is like. Please reach out to me if you need an ear.