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April 7th, 2008, 04:06 PM
Not sure where this belongs, could be fitting in cutting and self harm and mental crisis as well...
10 reasons not to commit suicide
1. If you're reading this, there is at least a small part in you that doesn't want to die. Listen to it, and please read on.
2. Suicide is final; once it's done, there's no changing your mind. Since you have even the slightest of doubts, you owe it to yourself to stay alive.
3. You can always kill yourself later, why not wait? Even if you wait just one day, you may find a reason not to kill yourself in the meantime.
4. If you're feeling suicidal, you're probably in more pain than you know how to handle. There are ways to reduce the pain, and ways to learn to deal with pain. You can learn both - either way things will get better.
5. Just because you're feeling suicidal doesn't mean you have to act on that feeling.
6. Consider this: if you're trying to escape from the pain you are in and seek relief, suicide is not the answer. You cannot feel relief, or anything else for that matter, if you are dead. You must stay alive in order to feel the relief you seek.
7. Often when feeling suicidal you feel alone. You are not alone; you found us didn't you? Turn to your family or friends or a priest or a rabbi (or someone on here) anyone that will listen. If you don't know whom to turn to, use the links on the right-hand side of this page to find resources that can help. [these links are on the website that is linked at the bottom of the page]
8. By terminating your life right now, you terminate your future. Consider this: we create our own future. You have the power to create whatever future you wish for yourself. But you need to be alive in order to have that future.
9. If you're sensitive enough to be in so much pain that you no longer want to live, you're probably sensitive enough to care about, and want to help others. Maybe you don't feel like helping anyone else right now, but why not help yourself? And perhaps by not killing yourself and overcoming your difficulties you can later help someone else who is in a similar situation. (From personal experiences over time, I've learned this is VERY, VERY TRUE)
10. Finally, don't do it because I'm personally asking you not to. Whatever you're feeling, whatever you're going through, things can get better; I know because I've been there. Maybe I haven't experienced exactly what you have, but not only have I thought of suicide, I tried it; thankfully I was unsuccessful and I can speak from personal experience when I tell you things can get better. (This is true for me too, I've tried suicide dozens of times, thankfully all were unsuccessful. To this day I still contemplate suicide, but I've grown strong enough to avoid acting on those thoughts/urges).
I got this off of http://www.the-bright-side.org/site/thebrightside/section/325 and hope it can help make a difference in someone's life. I've finally decided that suicide is off the table, its not an option. I don't want to make a permanent mistake, and suicide is the most permanent mistake you can make. I refuse to commit suicide. If you're having doubts about living, just read over this, and then remember, that we as a VT community are hear for you. YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN. We will always do our best to comfort you and help you out. That is our ultimate goal. We hate to see a member choose to end their life. We hate to see them even contemplate it. It just gets everyone else upset. Depression IS contagious. If I can prevent one person from getting depressed and going suicidal, possibly I can set off a chain reaction and prevent even more people from wanting to kill themselves. Just remember, suicide is never the correct answer to the question that you ask yourself.
10 reasons not to commit suicide
1. If you're reading this, there is at least a small part in you that doesn't want to die. Listen to it, and please read on.
2. Suicide is final; once it's done, there's no changing your mind. Since you have even the slightest of doubts, you owe it to yourself to stay alive.
3. You can always kill yourself later, why not wait? Even if you wait just one day, you may find a reason not to kill yourself in the meantime.
4. If you're feeling suicidal, you're probably in more pain than you know how to handle. There are ways to reduce the pain, and ways to learn to deal with pain. You can learn both - either way things will get better.
5. Just because you're feeling suicidal doesn't mean you have to act on that feeling.
6. Consider this: if you're trying to escape from the pain you are in and seek relief, suicide is not the answer. You cannot feel relief, or anything else for that matter, if you are dead. You must stay alive in order to feel the relief you seek.
7. Often when feeling suicidal you feel alone. You are not alone; you found us didn't you? Turn to your family or friends or a priest or a rabbi (or someone on here) anyone that will listen. If you don't know whom to turn to, use the links on the right-hand side of this page to find resources that can help. [these links are on the website that is linked at the bottom of the page]
8. By terminating your life right now, you terminate your future. Consider this: we create our own future. You have the power to create whatever future you wish for yourself. But you need to be alive in order to have that future.
9. If you're sensitive enough to be in so much pain that you no longer want to live, you're probably sensitive enough to care about, and want to help others. Maybe you don't feel like helping anyone else right now, but why not help yourself? And perhaps by not killing yourself and overcoming your difficulties you can later help someone else who is in a similar situation. (From personal experiences over time, I've learned this is VERY, VERY TRUE)
10. Finally, don't do it because I'm personally asking you not to. Whatever you're feeling, whatever you're going through, things can get better; I know because I've been there. Maybe I haven't experienced exactly what you have, but not only have I thought of suicide, I tried it; thankfully I was unsuccessful and I can speak from personal experience when I tell you things can get better. (This is true for me too, I've tried suicide dozens of times, thankfully all were unsuccessful. To this day I still contemplate suicide, but I've grown strong enough to avoid acting on those thoughts/urges).
I got this off of http://www.the-bright-side.org/site/thebrightside/section/325 and hope it can help make a difference in someone's life. I've finally decided that suicide is off the table, its not an option. I don't want to make a permanent mistake, and suicide is the most permanent mistake you can make. I refuse to commit suicide. If you're having doubts about living, just read over this, and then remember, that we as a VT community are hear for you. YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN. We will always do our best to comfort you and help you out. That is our ultimate goal. We hate to see a member choose to end their life. We hate to see them even contemplate it. It just gets everyone else upset. Depression IS contagious. If I can prevent one person from getting depressed and going suicidal, possibly I can set off a chain reaction and prevent even more people from wanting to kill themselves. Just remember, suicide is never the correct answer to the question that you ask yourself.