Suicide

I've lived through suicidal thoughts that occurred to me during my late elementary years (grades 6-8). Fortunately I don't know a single soul in my family with the intent on taking themselves out.

I have a couple of disorders (Asperger's Syndrome and Autism) so it made me an easy target for bullying back then. I lived through it for several years, got tired of it and I got the idea that nobody in my city cared for me in general or for anything I did (I often resorted to physical attacking when I was young, resulting in the troublemakers getting away with everything). I swear, I must have been the most angsty, bitchy, whiny kid in my school for those two years I went insane.

I started visiting and registering at online message boards around February last year and I started to make friends. My opinion of everything changed, to seeing it was just my school that sucked and not my city/Earth.

Suicide is a common problem in society and I easily see why people would act like this. Maybe their loved one died, got divorced, or maybe they're isolated in their own world full of jerks. But nonetheless - the pain can last a while, yes, but suicide is often not the best option, as there are ways to overcome strong depression. It's especially harmful to Christians as the Fifth Commandment, "Thou shall not kill", greatly applies here, since it affects yourself as well as others.

I have no experience in solving divorce or death related issues, but my answer to loneliness would be to hunt the internet for someone whom you can trust and get along well with, and also as someone to talk to. Internet dating might be an extreme though, since oftentimes the other person lives hundreds or thousands of miles away. I have two very close friends on my MSN and they both know how to help out in suicide problems, so that's one example.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Eleo

Once I advocated someone kill themself as means of freeing herself from her troubles. She was pissed, but I was only trying to help

Probably not a good idea to suggest that anymore. What you were doing was assisting a suicide which also counts as murder and can get you charged.

EDIT: Actually that only applies if the person is feeling suicidal. I misread that.

How ya doing, buddy?