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Is attempting or committing suicide because of depression/bipolar disorder justifiable? Why? |
There are several general issues pertaining to my asking this question: ASIDE FROM religious perspectives, (1) is depression unforgivably selfish? Why? (2) is attempting/committing suicide immoral? Why? (3) is euthanasia (in the traditional sense of termination of life due to 'biological' illnesses) immoral? Why? (4) are the principles of suicide and euthanasia the same? Why? Lastly, (5) is depression/bipolar disorder as 'legitimate' a disease as, i.e., cancer? Why? I am curious about the general consensus of the answers to these questions. Please explain your answer thoroughly so your train of thought is sufficiently conveyed. Thanks! 1) Although I do agree that depression is selfish because of its sheer nature, I disagree that it's unforgivable. I don't think a depressed person is intentionally being selfish. That makes a difference. 2) I have attempted suicide before. I was a depressed teenager. As an adult, I do realize that it is immoral; it is a total lack of respect for life and its creation. 3) Don't really know enough about that topic to discuss it. Sorry. 4) Same. Sorry again. lol 5) In a way this question makes me irritated, but that's only b/c I am bipolar, and people don't understand how hard it is to deal with and how much I wish for a normal life. My father is also bipolar. (It's genetic.) Hence, I understand that disturbing depth of this illness. Cancer is a horrible illness that eats away at your inside. Bipolar depression is also a horrible illness that eats away at your mind, and often brings harm to the subject and others. When I was a little girl, I remember laying in bed and feeling nauseas. My chest felt heavy and I felt so guilty. I was so angry at myself, and I hated myself. My head hurt and I couldn't stop crying. I could only ridicule myself over and over in my head. The key factor is that there was no reason why. And I was only 5 or 6 years old. Bipolar (meaning two extremities) differs from individual to individual. It may be depression and happiness (as in my case) or anger and happiness (in my father's case.) You can usually tell if a person is truly bipolar person b/c when they are not in a manic phase, they will be the most happy-go-lucky people. It was very hard growing up when everyone always thought I was happy and carefree, and I was dying inside. This is not something I learned. My dad left when I was just a baby, so I wasn't exposed to anyone bipolar. And it's just not normal for a child that small to have the feelings that I felt. I wanted to kill myself before I could read! Although I was treated for depression for years, nothing ever helped. I went through years of psychotherapy and countless medication. Unlike now, psychologists rarely deemed a person 'bipolar.' As an adult, therapists everywhere are slap-happy with the expression 'bipolar.' I've seen so many people diagnosed with bipolar when I know myself that they are not. This worked out fortunately for me though, b/c I too got slapped with the term 'bipolar.' They gave me a prescription for it and I've never felt better. It's been a couple of years. I have my ups and downs, but there's no more drama. I hated the fight in my mind...the one between my anger and sadness and happiness...it's unreal. I've tried to make this short (believe it or not lol) so I've left out a lot of details. My entire point was that it seems when you hear 'bipolar' or 'depression' or anything of that sort anymore, people just roll their eyes and think 'drama king/queen.' Maybe that's true for a lot of people....I don't know. I do know that there are people out there who really suffer from bipolar depression, and it's very difficult to keep your sanity and your life. It's very real. weakness BABY,, you need help! my sister is bio polar too you should not kill your self because of this maybe your just not on the right meds....PLEASE TALK TO YOUR DR. HE CAN HELP YOU!!!! Depression is not selfish. It can be brought on by internal or external factors. Committing suicide is immoral in the Christian sense because that is taking power away from God and thinking you know better than Him what you need. Euthanasia is immoral for the same reason. Killing is killing, whether you are killing yourself or someone else. Depression/bipolar is a legitimate disease classified by the FDA. their definition is "if it can be treated with drugs, it is a disease." |
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