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A comment on Ask HN: I am 30yrs and never had a full time job, now suicidal. Any life advice?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: I am 30yrs and never had a full time job, now sui... by devzill on Monday November 28, 2016 @03:27AM (#13054148)
The problem is whether people like to admit or not is that it does work. And as someone who thinks about killing themselves often, ironically one of the only things that keeps me going is knowing suicide is always option if I can't fight anymore.

I'll also mention a lot of people don't have close family/friends and either way in my opinion it would be selfish of them to want me to continue living and suffering just so they don't feel bad.

If the main reason your not ending your suffering is because you don't want someone to feel bad then I'd argue you're dealing with depression in a completely unproductive way.

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Re:Ask HN: I am 30yrs and never had a full time job, now sui... by balazsdavid987 on Monday November 28, 2016 @04:57PM (#13058780)
> The problem is whether people like to admit or not is that it does work.

It seems to be impossible for me to admit anything when you are dead. What I wanted to express that suicide is a selfish act and does not lead to anywhere. On the other hand, I agree with you and admit that there could be situations when your pain is so unbearable that suicide is reasonable, but imho OP's is not in such circumstances.

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