Suicide: Who is responsible? Individual/society - Page 3

@ RTH-  brilliant take on Aaron Swartz case, his is most definitely an interesting study!  I think more than his battle with the feds it was his own personal demons which caught up with him, you have Assange from wiki leaks, but for Aaron it was his inability to trust and super high expectations from everything that drove him more to the edge. I feel he needed both treatment and support to be in a stable position. 

In my opinion, it's the individual's responsibility. You cannot hold someone else accountable for ending your own life if you're the one who does it. I know a lot of people blame the bullies for suicide (if the suicide is related to bullying), but let's get real. The bully hasn't held a gun to the person who commits suicide's head. They haven't forced them to kill themselves. By no means am I saying that bullies are right, but the person pulling the final trigger is the individual. Whether it's because of their weak mental state or something else, in the end suicide is the responsibility of the individual.

I would say this is a fifty fifty thing. As I always say you cannot clap with one hand. So the society creates circumstances that makes an individual think the suicide route. However its ultimately the individuals decision as to what needs to be done. I am borderline suicidal so believe me I know how this works. Whats sad is here I am sitting in my office thinking for the ast two days as to how I am going to end this life and I come across this topic.

Originally posted by: hope20

I would say this is a fifty fifty thing. As I always say you cannot clap with one hand. So the society creates circumstances that makes an individual think the suicide route. However its ultimately the individuals decision as to what needs to be done. I am borderline suicidal so believe me I know how this works. Whats sad is here I am sitting in my office thinking for the ast two days as to how I am going to end this life and I come across this topic.

Edited by _twilight_ - 11 years ago

Originally posted by: _twilight_

 

Strange to hear that coming from someone with an Id like yours 😛

 
 
     Hah ! ..That indeed sounded HopeLess to say the least ..Has the person posted again ?... After sounding so forlorn of all hope  ? ...This is making me so worried ..I guess I must now gulp down some more wine ..that should help relieve the tension ..I hope ...I hope  ...

"Do we have the 'right' to commit suicide?"

Originally posted by: _twilight_

 

Strange to hear that coming from someone with an Id like yours 😛

The point is not what  what I am saying about myself. The point is about what this world is doing and as a  result the kind of decisions people are having to make. As far as I am concerned forget me. Whatever is destined to happen to me will happen.

Originally posted by: --arti--

"Do we have the 'right' to commit suicide?"

Originally posted by: _Angie_

 

Why not?

 I am not advocating suicide but would it be right or even possible to force someone to continue living against their wishes? For how long?

Originally posted by: Prometeus

 

I think we human should learn small lession from cockroaches,they have have this immense capacity of adjustment...😊