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Justifiable Suicide?

Justifiable Suicide?

Is there ever a justifiable reason to commit suicide?

Suicide Justifiable

Medically, I think it is possible, such as in the case of assisted suicide as well, and mercy killings and Kevorkinizations and such. You hate to think that way but really, I think people are generally able to come to a realization of, when older, about what they have left in them, how much they want to endure, and be able to go out on their terms. I think it might even be healthy in some cases, and help other people understand death.

Justifiable Suicide? Health & Special Psychology

The natural path of life is to live but what happens when that path meets a road block. What happens when life is no longer life but an everlasting painful struggle.

Good question, is it ok to take your life in this case?

What about those who suffer from such torment in their minds and hearts that they are in constant pain.

Is it justifiable to commit suicide if your heart is in constant torment? If you reach such a state of depression that you cannot function anymore.

Are not our hearts more important than our physical bodies. What happens when a person who has good health comes into a situation in their life when they feel they can no longer live from emotional pain.

Example: A man finds out his entire immediate family has died in a plane crash. He is 50 or so and has nothing else really to live for at the time. He falls into a deep depression. His whole life is centered around those people that have died tragically. After they are gone he has less than nothing.

Is it ok for him to take his own life if he wishes to?

Personally I would say no, no one is right in taking their lives. Suffering or not we are still alive and have a possibility to give something to the world still.

Edited: Oliron on 22nd Apr, 2010 - 2:02am

Suicide Justifiable

Leaving religion out, because we are in the Psychology Board I would say that someone under extreme torture might find death a welcome relief. It may be that most people who end up committing suicide are not in their right mind at the time. In other words, it is not something they would normally think about doing. I believe most people that end up taking their life has been thinking about it for a long time, it is not a sudden or spontaneous act.

Suicide Justifiable

I think that sometimes we don't realize that the state of mind of someone who commits suicide is not in best shape. I know because a close relative of mine committed suicide and I can say he wasn't. I cannot say if that's the case of every person but I do think they really do not know the impact their death will have on their loved ones.

Justifiable Suicide?

After posting that I did not think it applicable. I realized in some situations it is more human to end a life.

Example: A cat who is hit by a car but is still alive, barley in the worst way. Would you not want to end it's misery?

I quess in some cases it is more humane to end a life. This is only held to instances when death is eminent and happening, and death has become painful.

Otherwise pain killers can be administered until the body ceased to function.

As far as not being in the right mind, I can see that. I had two cousins that committed suicide and the mother of my child's, father also committed suicide. I also have a good friend that tried to commit suicide but lived. In all those situations I can see how they were selfish and could have gone on to live their lives. In the moment they decided to take their lives. To me this is not valid.

Edited: Oliron on 22nd Apr, 2010 - 2:43am

Justifiable Suicide

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The main reason would relate to "complete loss of quality of life", whether that be by termininal illness, mental illness, or the modern plague -bankruptcy / complete financial and unrecoverable professional failure that affects your whole family's life permanently. If you could protect your family from avoiding the later by ending your life before it occurred (knowing that it will occur - only a matter of time) and hence saved / protected their future financial stability would that be justifiable?
Everyone talks about that suicide is not the answer because of the emotional pain that is left behind with others after the event, but what about the pain caused in this situation if you lived and could've avoided this by ending your life?