Why is suicide so hush hush?

[Wheatley]

So, i can understand why suicide is a sore subject for many, but I don't understand why it seems to scare people so much. I mean, people don't like helping other's properly when it comes to suicide most likely due to the fear of saying something wrong and being the cause of it.

I often find that people take the route of "you don't want to commit suicide because there are no painless methods and it will hurt bad". But I find that weak because it's dealing with a symptom and not the reason why they feel like doing it.

Truth is, there are some cases where suicide is the answer. But those who legitimately want to research it can't because no one wants to talk about it online. It's unfair of me to judge when it is an answer and when it isn't as I believe it's more about the person's attitude compared to the situation they are in.

So why do you think it's hushed? And do you agree that it should be? Is it right to always assume for every case that suicide is wrong?

[Leprous]

Well, some people like myself have had suicide attempts, wivh already makes it a sentitive matter to us. However some people have lost a friend or family member to it. So yeah I am pretty sure that are the two main reasons.

[Karkat]

From someone who has illnesses that make suicide a tempting option, and who has attempted suicide many times, suicide shouldn't be some entry on a how-to site.

If you're going to go down the path of committing suicide, you need to figure it out your own damn self.

If you want to get help, there should be more resources. But if you're not going to let others assist you back on the right track, you are on your own, and that's how it should be.

Suicide is selfish. And maybe, for some, the want to keep another person alive, the need for them to be there is selfish, but as far as I'm concerned, that's the greater of two evils.

[Love.Hate]

Truth is, there are some cases where suicide is the answer.

So why do you think it's hushed? And do you agree that it should be? Is it right to always assume for every case that suicide is wrong?

I don't believe it is ever ever an 'answer'. Suicide is ending your life forever, it is not giving it the opportunity to get better, it is not changing your circumstances, it hurts your loved ones, people that find you, people that can relate to their story or circumstances, who then may feel they have to replicate the behaviour to end their misery.

It is hushed because people are scared of it, people are scared if they talk about it openly it may encourage someone to consider it, that it may become less taboo and more common. Also its hushed because people are hurt by it, hurt they couldn't of helped, that they can relate their or their loved ones lives to the circumstance and people become scared by the thought of that ever happening to them or someone close. I don't agree it should be hushed because it almost labels a person if they do it or attempt it. However, I can see why it is the easier option to hush it.

Depends on your definition of wrong, people commit suicide for so many different reasons, you can never understand what is happening inside someone's mind, I guess you can always assume it was a bad decision yes, but it doesn't make anyone less of a person if they simply cannot cope with life

[Microcosm]

Actually it isn't really a hushed topic. I've seen plenty of commercials on TV and the internet spreading the word about teen suicide and how we need action against it. There is a National Suicide Hotline here in the U.S. to help calm down anyone who is contemplating suicide. People do recognize it and they do try to stop it or at least treat it.

[Chrisscotland]

because people can't understand how it feels to know that's the only option someone has left, it scares them, people are frightened of death, others just don't fear it anymore.