I knew three people that took their own lives and each, in different ways , were blind to the needs and cares of others.
Maybe just maybe their "loved ones" were blind to their needs and what they were going through.
Someone who I CHERISH and ADORE tried, unsuccessfuly (Thank God) to kill himself 2 years ago. I was pissed, I can tell you...but on the long road to recovery and mental health I learned a great deal about the thought process that goes on inside the head of someone who finds suicide a viable option. The first thing that happens is that they are so devistated by pain and hopelessness and worthlessness that they truly believe that their lovedones would be sad in the short-term but so much better off without them in the long run. It's an illness, for sure, but it's real.
Agreed. Is it not selfish in itself to expect a person to endure pain that is so crushingly deep that suicide is the best option in their own eyes? Who are we to force them to liveor to judge them in their pain?