What justifies Suicide? - Page 4

Originally posted by: tamanna_20

I don't think we have the right to "justify" or "not justify" someone's act of suicide. When you are not in that person's place, it's very easy to say that there are better options than suicide. As humans, like all other animals, we are genetically programmed for maximum survival, i.e. our survival instincts. So just imagine, someone who decides to end their own life, the pain and suffering they must go through at the moment to think that dying is better than living, it must be unbearable. And it is a feeling that no one else except that person can understand.

I'm finishing up a degree in occupational therapy, and I specialize in mental health. I've had to walk people from my clinical to the emergency room to get them admitted into the psychiatric ward, sometimes had to call the cops if they refused to come with me, because I knew if i let them leave they may try to kill themselves. And believe me, these people are not cowards. Yes, a lot of them are emotionally and mentally weaker. They have less control over their emotions and mental stability.

But they're not selfish. They do care for and love the people around them. They really do. I remember one of my patients telling me after her suicide attempt that she wants to live for her parents, but when the pain comes, when the feeling of hopelessness dawns upon her, and she is alone and thinking that she will never be able to feel happy, she can't think of her parents, She's unable to think of anything but ending the pain.

I really hope there is more of a story to Saras's mother's suicide than just a cheating husband. This is the second show I am seeing where a mother commits suicide due to her husband's affair, and leaves behind kids. In reality, from all the patients I have seen in my career so far, reasons for suicide are much more complicated than just a cheating husband. I've seen people for major depression as a result of a cheating spouse, but those who end up suicidal have more complicated cases, like no other family support at all, no kids, no financial independence than the cheating husband, abuse, etc. I really wish they would stop showing suicide as such a simple issue on TV. The majority of people don't just one day decide to end their life and that's it. Usually, it's a process, where they suffer, are in emotional pain, there's a dilemma within them. All these things are ignored. I wish they'd handle and maybe even do some research into suicide before attempting to show such a sensitive topic on TV, especially when there is already so much stigma attached to the topic in our society.

Originally posted by: meera30

The people who think ending their life is the only solution are just like you and I. These are not people who dropped to the earth from alien land.

When you are mentally and emotionally stable, it is easy to sit back and judge.

But imagine being in that state. Who are we to say what is right or not.

How many of us are even able to slap ourselves forcefully? Imagine being in a state when the pain of dying, the fear of losing loved ones, the physical hurt - everything becomes unimportant.

Originally posted by: tnusredey

Suicide cannot b justified. Its a crime. No religion allows it.

Itws a very poor rzn 4 Saras's mother 2 suicide.

B.T.W u changed ur name 2 Jammy?😆

Originally posted by: CravingKhana

what if one does not adhere to religion...?

and many states have removed the "illegal" from suicide!

Originally posted by: tnusredey

Dnt know abt ontr countries bt in our cntry Suicide is a crime. And as I said suicide is never justified. If Saras's mother didnt commit suicide she surely cud have gone through this period. Bt what she did was very impulsive. And by committing suicide she proved she loved herself 2 much 2 care abt her only son.

Its un4tunate dat India is a cntry whre suicide is on a rise evry year.🤢

Suicide is not da way 2 fight wth life, ppl shud face what life brings forward 2 dem. Coz highs & lows r dere in evrybdy's life.