I understand why ppl commit suicide

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

I've had those thoughts. If I didn't leave my parents and brother devastated, I'd probably have done it.

That bad breh ?

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Being a black man is great but at end of day it's very very lonely moreso then many can understand.Literally us against the world we have Country against us,society etc....our women are following Megan The Stallion,Cardi B moreso then Betty Shabazz and Coretta . On other hand those same women are running into arms of men who HATE us. Suicide is never an option if you gonna die at least die fighting.Everyone dies but people always ask how did they die?Suicide Death leaves bad taste in loved ones mouth . Death is of life but would you wanna throw your life away because of temporary sadness?No job,divorce etc....If you feeling down find a stress reliever .Pray to most high,go to gym,listen to music,shoot pool play video game or two . I think us black men need support groups women have sister circles,etc but us men we don't talk and have heart to hearts.Im not talking on no suspect tip either I'm talking some life changing intervention stuff. Funny how things shifted suicide use to be a white man thing now the spirit is shifting to us. They want to see us kill ourselves if not by violence but by suicide.

 

[LurkMoar]

Death is the enemy, you fight him until you can’t.

 

[BeBorn]

There are homeless people out there with nothing to live for and they still living and not committing suicide, so how bleak of a situation are you living in? Aren't you in law school? I don't think failing your classes counts as a bleak situation worthy of killing yourself but I'm not in law school so what do I know.

You think the homeless people ain't thinking about dying or they don't have no mental illness the rationale is all over the place as you get older its colder...life is hard and the world is hell and black people have no resources and the self hatred is extreme..anyone with a insight of the plight or pain in the mode of good and evil os the duality....i dont care if you wealthy or broke or ugly or fat...mental illness affects all humans and its not a weak or strong thing...life aint fair and nobody owes you sh1t

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I've had those thoughts. If I didn't leave my parents and brother devastated, I'd probably have done it.

Story time......

A few years ago, I left my job as a Computer Instructor due to the fact that I was moving. Once again, I was unemployed and feeling depressed. To the point that I was desperate for a Walmart job (yeah it was that rough). I was suicidal to the point of even considering doing it. I went into the closet and tried to hang myself.....sighs. I had this glimpse of my wife finding my bloated lifeless body on the ground. The family basically going broke trying to bury me (despite wanting cremation). My wife angry and miserable because I was too fukking selfish to even consider living. My son basically wondering if I was ever going to come back and my wife actually shytting on me for putting her in that predicament. Since then, I never went that route ever again. Sure, I have dark moments especially last year when I went into a deep depression. But, suicide never crossed my mind, yet more so just putting my head in the sand or getting into a hole. At least I'm breathing in both areas, rather than putting love ones through the grief of my own selfishness.

Living is the key to finding your true purpose in life. Dying is letting go of that purpose in favor for a permanent solution to a easy to fix problem.

 

[mbewane]

Ain't no joke. Ironically the argument could be made that a lot of people who "don't give a fukk" and live the fast life or recklessly (criminal activity, wilding out, reckless sex etc) are much closer to people with suicidal thoughts than they think they are.

 

[Trot LaRoc]

Dating someone years ago who had legit mental health issues and suicidal thoughts really changed my outlook. I used to think it was either a person being selfish or just not strong enough to deal with tough times in life.

Reality is that depression is a legit disease. They don't want to feel suicidal but their mind is pretty much forcing them to and for some it's the only way to get a release from the pain. It's a chemical inbalance that they have little control over, regardless of how great or bad their life is. Meds don't really help. It's like bleach. Meds cover up the stain but they don't actually clean anything, still dirty underneath.

People need to start viewing depression the way we view cancer and other diseases

This. Ppl need to really depression is just as deadly of a disease as cancer/heart disease. Its not just ppl feeling unhappy or ungrateful. That shyt creates chemicals in ppl's brain that fukks your whole mind up...got ppl feeling like they are being crushed under two ton boulders. After a while, not everyone can keep carrying that weight and thats when pplcommit dat even the most rich n famous. Medicine can only do some much...that shyt is for life..its not something that just goes away. Ive had friends, family and ex who have taken their own lives. Shyt is deadly serious.

Story time......

A few years ago, I left my job as a Computer Instructor due to the fact that I was moving. Once again, I was unemployed and feeling depressed. To the point that I was desperate for a Walmart job (yeah it was that rough). I was suicidal to the point of even considering doing it. I went into the closet and tried to hang myself.....sighs. I had this glimpse of my wife finding my bloated lifeless body on the ground. The family basically going broke trying to bury me (despite wanting cremation). My wife angry and miserable because I was too fukking selfish to even consider living. My son basically wondering if I was ever going to come back and my wife actually shytting on me for putting her in that predicament. Since then, I never went that route ever again. Sure, I have dark moments especially last year when I went into a deep depression. But, suicide never crossed my mind, yet more so just putting my head in the sand or getting into a hole. At least I'm breathing in both areas, rather than putting love ones through the grief of my own selfishness.

Living is the key to finding your true purpose in life. Dying is letting go of that purpose in favor for a permanent solution to a easy to fix problem.

Damn bro
Stay strong

 

[Imhotep2]

Only time I have had thoughts of committing suicide was right after I had thoughts of committing homicides.

Our bleak situation you describe black people are in conjures fantasies of me removing the individuals who put us in this situation off the face of the Earth, before ultimately removing myself

Maybe I'm a narcissist, but for me to take my life would mean my name would show up in a history book rather than at the bottom ticker on the 6 O'clock news

 

[Denzel_Saucegton]

There are many things that lead to those thoughts. Food,the air we breathe, the animals and how they were treated before they were packaged for us to eat as well as the chemicals. Some things are designed to make people fail and we're playing right into that "game".

Edit:also the music...doesn't help that most of the music being made have that "depressed" feel in some cases.

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Yall really stay with the "woe is me" shyt, gah damm


And yall don't even really have experience to have gone thru real shyt.

 

[MajesticLion]

Unceasing psyops.

 

[HTXBreh]

I'm mostly jaded on life I'm also veteran and our suicide rates are astounding. Have to crazy stories from when I was security at a apt complex in Ft.Hood. I get women I have friends even though I'm a loner ,and I go out.shyt is just me really going thru the motions.
I couldn't see myself ending it though been putting money in TsP and IRA since 18. I've also reached that point we're I know what I like and don't want to deviate from that to much. Also I'm kinda starting to not like traveling.
Are these bad omen

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

“Let me tell you about depression. Ain’t shyt you can do to me I ain’t already thought about doing to myself”

 

[Swirv]

You can either stand up and fight or cower before the struggles of living.

In this racist ass country you have to be a man and play for keeps.

 

[HTXBreh]

You can either stand up and fight or cower before the struggles of living.

In this racist ass country you have to be a man and play for keeps.

This society lack of understanding of mental health is troubling.
Nothing about me would tell you I'm depressed I go out smash hoes and work out.I also travel ,but at the same time could really care less if I live or die.Im agnostic and don't really buy the concept of hell ,but that was probably the only thing scared me bout dying in my younger yrs.