Is comitting suicide a selfish act?

[AcarioRuiz]

Yes, I'd say it is selfish although I do have sympathy for self-harmers and I wish that they could overcome their depression in a different way. I can't really see inside their head though, so I can't be certain.

[peteyt]

Yes, I'd say it is selfish although I do have sympathy for self-harmers and I wish that they could overcome their depression in a different way. I can't really see inside their head though, so I can't be certain.

I'd say self harming could be worse in a strange way if it makes sense lol it's like they want to kill themselves but won't.

I think it can be selfish especially if the problem isn't as big as the person thinks. Take self harming, a lot of people do it because they have actual problems but there's also the whole emo subculture with people self harming for really the sake of it, image, attention etc. A lot of them have tiny problems e.g. partners left them etc. Yeah it can be upsetting but when you look at the bigger picture and realise people are being rapped and battered daily then these problems do look tiny. So yeah those ones I do find are selfish

[AgnesIO]

Got to say, I think some forms are far more selfish that others. Just because your life is crap, doesn't mean I want to have my train delayed for hours on end every other week because that ***** has jumped under it. Sorry, it just annoys me so much.

Having never suffered from anything or known anyone who has committed suicide, I guess I cannot relate to it. But having had multiple friends who have died from cancer, I think it is sick to think some people would take their own life, when those people wanted nothing more than the chance to live.

[-Moniquee.]

I think it is selfish, it creates so many more problems. People don't understand how much it affects your family and friends. Many problems can be fixed.

[Vodafone]

No it's selfish for people to view it as a selfish act.

[Lewis]

It may be selfish, but it's not their fault. 99.9999999% of the time, people commit suicide for a good reason.. Well when I say good, I don't mean good... I just mean a reason that made them to.

Some may seem that reasons as not good enough, but it depends how that affects that specific person.

[Kardan]

No it's selfish for people to view it as a selfish act.

How so?

[Explorator]

In some ways, it can be.

If people who can possibly get physically hurt from it are involved, yes. (Example: Jumping infront of a train)
The only reason I find that way of suicide selfish is because you could hurt other people by doing it.

It's a shame though tbh.

[jorsian]

As always it depends on the situation.

It could be considered selfish if the person in question is leaving behind family who rely on them to provide, such as a daughter or son. However, even if this is the case, it might not be considered selfish if the person was in such a mental state that they weren't capable of evaluating their actions beforehand. People who suffer from depression aren't always logical.

No one can definitively say if the man who jumped in front of the train was being selfish because (I assume) there weren't enough details provided about his situation to jump to such a conclusion.

[-:Undertaker:-]

It isn't selfish no, you own your life - not the state, your family or your friends.