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Originally Posted by APerfectLie
We are definitely not responsible for someone else's life, and I'm not saying that everyone who commits suicide could have been saved. What I am saying is that whoever commits suicide is obviously in terrible pain, yet we easily put blame on them because we are immensely afraid that we could have done more. Yes, there are people who want to die and there is no stopping them. But it is incredibly selfish of us to act as if they must live their life in pain to keep us happy. I don't think suicide is wrong, it think it is terribly sad. I think it is terribly wrong to ever blame a person who commits suicide and say that they are selfish and they should have sought help or said something, because many times they do and we just don't notice it. I want people to know that I'm here for them, not that I'm afraid that they won't be here for me. That is one thing I love about this forum and this thread. We reach out to complete strangers that we don't even know in our personal lives and try to save them for themselves, not for ourselves.
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This is very true, John. And in fact, people do reach out for help and work through issues in counseling yet still end up taking their own lives. But SO many people who seek professional help get better and find ways to improve their coping skills. Thoughts and feelings are temporary. Things can change so quickly.
I think everyone is being very supportive here; it is a very scary situation to read someone's words and feel helpless to do anything.