I wouldn't call it selfish myself. What people who don't have depression don't understand is that being suicidal doesn't mean a person really wants to die. It means that the person simply cannot take the pain any longer and they just want the pain to end. I've also heard it said that suicide is the cowards way out. Actually it takes a LOT of courage to make the decision and act on it. Again, something few people understand.

You are absolutely right. What's more selfish? Someone killing themselves or someone being forced to live in a world where they are so unhappy? Suicidal people are too often overlooked, invalidated, and treated like shit. One of my uncles killed himself and it seemed no one in my family gave a fuck. With as harsh as this sounds, I'm kind of glad he did it. He had a miserable life from what I've heard and I know he isn't suffering anymore. To me, suicide is not a selfish act, but rather a very permanent way of taking care of yourself. Sometimes life is shitty, so people start over. For the record, I don't condone suicide, but I wouldn't be angry at someone for doing it. It's their body and their life, so who am I to judge?

I don't think suicide is a selfish act. Sometimes things get so hard in your life your mind tells you that it's for the best because you cannot handle this world and how you feel each day. Well that's how my mind thinks. 😊

Well I think suicide is a personal choice, I don't think anyone has the right to decide if it is or isn't selfish, I personally don't think it's selfish and have made several unsuccessful attempts, but also have since done research into things like assisted suicide at places like Dignitas, and how their membership works, I've also searched for methods like how veterinarians put large animals to sleep, and how to buy the required drugs on the darknet market place, and this is a guaranteed method, if I was to do this there is no coming back, just knowing I have this choice and control over my life, can make me feel better, and I have discussed this research and possibility with my counsellor who respects my decisions to research the possibilities, he never suggests it's a bad thing, but nor will he condone me attempting to act on such behaviour or impulse, he'd implore me to think about it fully first.

Life is a gift. Even though I have had those thoughts, I just keep trying and moving forward for them.