On Suicide.

I know I haven't been writing anything new. I rarely post, and when I do, I post stuff that was written two years ago.
I don't have the inspiration to write poetry anymore.
BUT, to appease ye literary gods, I shall write now.
Not poetry, but merely some musing I've had.


Now, some of you will know (namely Mich, my Mom, and Eunice) that I oppose suicide prevention. Some of you might wonder why. So far I have only explained it to my mom (in person). Her reaction was unfathomable. I wonder what she thinks of it. She gave no comment.

This notion came to me one day after talking yet another person out of suicide/self harm/whatever. I'd had enough of this crap.

Let me first state that this is written in the context of disregarding any religious beliefs and such. This is written for a utilitarian perspective, which I find to be the most practical and sensible of philosophies.
Christianity states that suicide is a sin. It also states that your body is not yours to decide what to do with. I disregard all of this. I believe that everybody has rights to their own body.

Let me also say now, that in the context of people I know personally, it's not that I want you to die, per se. It's just that I have my reasons for not interfering in your intentions on what to do with your life. It is your life, after all. If you have thought it all out carefully and are sure about it, then... by all means. I hope you find what you're looking for. I'll miss you though.

So this is my reasoning on why I don't believe in talking people out of suicide (besides the obvious reason of being too lazy).

First,
The reasons people contemplate suicide are these: They're depressed over stupid things, they're depressed over serious things, they're psychotic, they're impulsive, they're attention seekers whose ploy had gone awry, or they have philosophical reasons for dying.

People who are depressed over stupid things
These fall into two categories.
The first is young people who are just overdramatic attention seekers. Like teenagers who contemplate suicide over a breakup. Please. Get a life. Most of the time these people don't actually commit suicide, and are just annoying. The ones who do commit suicide are probably the ones who don't get the attention/help they need, or are just that messed up. Seriously, if your problems are trivial, deal with them yourself. Don't burden others with your incessant drama. If you're stupid enough to commit suicide and not see the bigger picture of your life, then society is better off without you. Thus, go ahead.

The second category is older people who are depressed over stupid things. If you're this old, and still this immature, then, again, you're really messed up. Society is better off without you. Unless you really do contribute to society in a significant way. But I doubt this is the kind of character that leads to such a helpful member of society. You should be old enough to decide if this is what you really want, anyway.

People who are depressed over serious things
The people like Kurt Cobain.
The world still misses him. His genius is a loss to the world.
But we understand, that if we had the power to have kept him alive, it would have caused him much pain. His life was a painful one.
So. If people have serious and legitimate reasons for committing suicide, it would be cruel to hold them back. Some people are happier dead. If they want to end their lives, it should be respected.

People who are psychotic
Um do we really want a bunch of psychotic people running around in our society? Better off dead than a burden and danger to us all. I know you guys will say that not all of them are beyond help. This is where the burden part comes in. Besides, I believe that psychological suffering is still suffering, and if they want to end their lives, so be it.

People who are impulsive
These are most likely people who do drugs, have drinking problems, etc. They're just stupid. If they stayed alive they would have screwed something up in our society. They're like... like system glitchs. anyway, they're a danger and a burden. Refer to the above.

Attention seekers whose ploy had gone awry
Refer to "young people who are depressed over stupid things". You know, people who one day cut their wrists too deep, or took some random pills whose overdose effects they had no idea of. If their stupidity or ignorance caused their deaths, then oh well. Since these "suicides" are accidental, there's not much prevention that can be done. But we're probably better off without them.

Those with philosophical reasons for dying
These are the people who have some higher reason for believing they ought to die. I think, as far as sound reasoning is concerned, their wishes ought to be respected. Who's to say they aren't wrong in believing whatever theory or concept they came up with, that suggested they were better off dead? Perhaps they were right. Perhaps they were onto something. We'll never know.

Thus, I conclude here that suicide shouldn't really be prevented unless you're absolutely sure that the person is making a grave error and will realize this. Or you're selfish and you don't want to cope with the grieving.

I myself have often fantasized about suicide, but I would never consider doing it for real. I have my own logical considerations that suggest that it'd be best to stay alive for now.