Suicide

In my life, I’ve gone through a lot of tragedies. Recently, a friend of a very good friend of mine committed suicide. She was devastated, and it took me several days to bring her back from that. Would anyone like to know how I did that? Suicide is a choice, influenced by no other person. She kept saying, as many people do, “I wish that I could’ve done something.” The truth is that many people don’t know if a person needs help in a dire situation. People blame themselves for the untimely death of a loved one. What no one is willing to accept, is that they have no say in the final decision of that person. If he or she really wants to die, then he or she will. I attempted suicide a few times, and since I didn’t have access to a gun, failure was fortunate/unfortunate byproduct. But in retrospect, if I really wanted to die, I would have found a way, I made a choice whether I knew it or not. No one had a clue I needed help till I came forward to my parents. I understand the mindset of those who commit suicide. So I know you can’t force someone to change their mind. It’s about a choice, suicide should not be illegal. And those who left behind should not dwell on the person’s death, or their worst of times. They should look back on the life of their loved one and accept that it was their choice.