Why do people commit Self Delete?

[Rigel]

found this:

[Ad Bot]

[Fab]

so just because we share a less viewed opinion on this we're automatically edgy.

no, you are on a completelly ignorant and selfish position.


Someone depressed has the "wrong" views of everyone near them. Cannot see who likes you or not. It's like thinking that nobody would care about having you dead or not. That is really hard to change. I tried to do it for a year or more with a friend of mine, and guess what, just to hear "nothing changed at all"/"X person doesn't likes me" (actually, X does); it's judgement and emotional blindness that is put over you by depression, and taking that off is difficult, because depression is always on your way, making everything harder.

[General]

^ I agree with this guy, if you have a mental illness then your opinions could be biased by the sickness and therefore could be incorrect

[Ducky duck]

I'm afraid of death in general so Self Delete would be worse than whatever would be happening to me.

[Nonnel]

They want to.

[Fab]

They want to.

great input.

[Refticus]

They want to.

actually this is the most reasonable answer here
thread is over guys

[hillkill]

What the forget, are people saying it's not wrong to commit Self Delete? Stop being handicapped.

Self Delete is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Everything gets better. There is support you can get to help you fight the feelings, it is not necessary to end your life early and put an end to all the things you can possibly achieve just because of how you feel at a certain time.

In most cases, other people are also affected by the Self Delete such as family.

this seems to be the most common argument i hear about this. i can immediately tell you're not a person who suffers depression on a daily level, like most of the people who have suicidal thoughts. Self Delete is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, i agree with that statement. when you're deeply depressed though, you don't think about that, you just think about how you can end the pain. you don't think rationally. you said there's support like therapy and such to help people who feel this way. i can assure you that almost half of the time, it barely helps at all. they just force you to take meds that subdue your emotions (by this i mean almost ALL of your emotions.) also, you don't really think about family, or you don't really care at that time. for some people, it feels like your family has to love you, not all people, but that's what i mainly hear.

just get educated, your ignorance hurts.

[Narkro555]

I have anxiety, which works similar to depression, so I think I have a good grasp on at least some cases.

Many people with depression have wonderful lives. But an imbalance in their brain somewhere refuses to let them get happiness from their achievements and blessings. With my anxiety, I can logically recognize that I am not dying, nor that I have debilitating diseases. But when there is nobody to talk to, my mind wanders and I fall into this irrational thinking again. And it can be terrifying.

Maybe Self Delete is occasionally just someone being really stupid. But most likely, its just someone's brain overpowering logical thinking. I know that it would be hard to understand to someone with a perfectly functional mind, I totally get it. It doesn't make sense. Since it's illogical, it looks like it might just be an extreme form of edginess or stupidity. But they can't help it, their brain wont let them.

[General]

You said it yourself, it's irrational. How can you justify doing something irrational as being correct?

[hillkill]

You said it yourself, it's irrational. How can you justify doing something irrational as being correct?

you didn't seem to read this sentence

when you're deeply depressed though, you don't think about that, you just think about how you can end the pain.

it's not correct, and it's irrational, but you don't care at that point. you don't really care about anything anymore.

[Blockz]

since my last post in this thread was off-topic slightly, i'll make an on-topic post.
being overly stressed can cause this, you'd feel as if theres no where to turn and it might get to the point where you cant even move because you cant avoid the stress and pressure everything puts on you. this can include jobs, school work, relationships, etc. eventually all these other arguments like everyone in this thread has been demonstrating, can kill your line of thought on those who care about you, and only focus on how you can "cure" yourself. thats just my view of it though

[|Orange|]

I have been professionally diagnosed with depression, and I am on multiple antidepressants and I now see a therapist once a month.

The reason why these forgettards are dismissing depression so easily is that they don't understand it, mostly because they have never experienced it.

[Bisjac]

I have been professionally diagnosed with depression, and I am on multiple antidepressants and I now see a therapist once a month.

The reason why these forgettards are dismissing depression so easily is that they don't understand it, mostly because they have never experienced it.

You are so lucky and so wise

[Akio]

great input.

implying yours is better