Suicide and Self harm
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| Lovesick Melody. Bulletproof Heart  Age: 84 Gender: Female Posts: 25760 | gauche.: Being gay means that one cannot produce offspring that has ones genetic code. Nature has created two versions of a species, male and female, to create a varied gene pool which helps the species survive. Therefore, following your reasoning, anyone who is gay has something "wrong" with them because it opposes what nature has set up to ensure survival. Is it really the big picture that we need to look at, or is it case by case? |
| gauche. Killjoy  Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 17 | Lovesick Melody.: I doubt homosexuality affects the success of an individual's survival (as my statement was specifying), but it does squelch the propagation of their genes. Because of that, I hesitate to sweep it under the statement I previously made. Species outside of our own have displayed homosexual behavior as well, and really, the human species isn't exactly under danger of extinction. If we were in a situation where every man and woman were needed to create and bear children, innate sexual preference would be ignored for the sake of continuing life on earth. Besides, homosexuality isn't a choice one makes. At least, not as far as I can tell. It certainly doesn't fall under the category of suicide and self harm. |
| Khaos-X-Revolution Killjoy  Age: 29 Gender: Female Posts: 4 | People cut themselves and commit suicide because they aren't satisfied with themselves. Let's face it, keeping your identity in a world that tries to hard to destroy it is not an easy thing. Today's generation is a helluva lot meaner because they have access to the internet and texting and therefore can harass people electronically. And the fact that the entire world can see what's posted on facebook does not help either. I know people who have had their entire reputations ruined just because of some stupid picture posted on facebook or myspace. It's a known fact that high-school suicide rates are increasing every year because of cyber-bullying. I think that's one of the main factors. It's a sad but true |
| screwlinseygeeismine Killjoy Age: 27 Gender: Female Posts: 5 | I think that suicide and self-harm is an epidemic, it's slowly killing away many people. Suicide is one of the main causes of death nowadays, and self-harm pushes you further into depression and depression tempts you to commit suicide. There's not anything that we can do about it, because teens like me and my friends and you and your friends all probably think it's what depressed kids should do. They're wrong, of coarse. I used to believe that, it's something teens have to learn for themselves, but once you start cutting, it's really hard to stop. You have to find something that makes you WANT to stop, it's like smoking. If you stop cutting cold turkey, you just want it more. That's why self-harm and suicide are so dangerous. |
| S713 Joining The Black Parade  Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 225 | screwlinseygeeismine: It doesn't "tempt" you. It drives you. It's not like you have a craving for fried chicken. It's a slow torture completely changes your personality and thought process, and physically changes your brain and body. And it's not a matter of wanting to stop. If you could want yourself happy you could probably shit bunnys, puppy ears, and rainbows and wouldn't have depression in the first place. It's a disease not a lifestyle choice. And lets remember that cutting is a symptom not the root problem. Most people just can't "quit" cutting. You have to take care of the underlying problem first. As long as we're talking about actual mental illness. |
| doctor. In The Murder Scene  Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 23302 | Khaos-X-Revolution:That doesn't make people meaner today. Perhaps there are more ways to bully people now but people, themselves, may not be any different. Bullying has always occurred in some form. |
| S713 Joining The Black Parade Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 225 | But that being said I think that people value life, other people's happiness, and other people's property a lot less than they did 40 years ago. Which could be seen as "meaner". |
| S713 Joining The Black Parade Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 225 | But that being said I think that people value life, other people's happiness, and other people's property a lot less than they did 40 years ago. Which could be seen as "meaner". |
| Wolly-san Fabulous Killjoy  Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 101 | doctor.: I agree, just because the world is more modern that maybe used to, but there is also always bin bullying so just because there is now phones and internet, doesnt mean that people themselves are changed. I know there ARE some wierdos out there but still there always has been, and maybe years ago, ( I wouldn't know but I am guessing) it was less safe but it would have the same rating of bullying today. Just because people may waste time with each other on the internet. |
| mar0o0ha Bleeding on the Floor  Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 1581 | I dont think that self harming and suicide is done because its cool no i think they feel despair and sad and maybe without any supporting so that they do it no one hurt hisself to be cool just as i think |
| Kurt Coboner. In the Cannibal Glow  Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 51104 | TROLLOL:because that was necessary. go back to your cave. |
| XxSlikkxX Always Born a Crime  Age: 28 Gender: Male Posts: 6781 | I cut myself as a way to cope. It's something I tend to regret doing but I don't know what else to do. I think that's why most people do it. It's definitely not related to music or anything, it astounds me when people try and blame music for how people feel. I don't really know what else to do when I feel a certain way...its kind of a substitute for having someone there. If that makes sense... |
| mar0o0ha Bleeding on the Floor Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 1581 | yea i agree its not related at all to music its a way we do release our bad feelings |
| bibbi_way_killjoy Motor Baby  Age: 41 Gender: Female Posts: 959 | i used to cut myself to, and it dident have anything to do with music, i just had to mutch bad feelings inside, and the only way i could feel better was by cutting myself, the fysical pain is better than the emontional pain. |
| Wolly-san Fabulous Killjoy Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 101 | Some girl in the same yr as me killed themself over a silly thing. I dont really understand that people would be so ...... |
| brandleys; Death Defying  Age: 29 Gender: Female Posts: 186349 | It may not have been a silly thing to her. Everybody perceives things differently; what may seem silly to you might have been horrific for her. |
| MCRisLUV Killjoy  Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 6 | I agree that more of the younger generation is being attacked by the social media more than any age group i could possibly think of. In my junior year we had to do a report on a gobal issue and how we can prevent it. I chose teen suicide and studies have shown that most suicides range from the ages of 13-23 years of age (males with the highest rate) Its very shocking how this can happen and I personally think that there should be more of a disscussion about suicide in general especialy during middle school. Since thats where teens start to develop their social skills, plus its the time when about all the students are going through the dreadful puburty (hint-hint ranging hormones) The country itself needs to draw away from the tabbo of talking about suicide prevention for the good of the next generation. |
| Wolly-san Fabulous Killjoy Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 101 | If you say so |
| fabulous killjoy. Moderator  Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 46256 | Wolly-san:If you can contribute more to the conversation, instead of just saying: "my friend killed herself over something silly, i don't get it" and "if you say so" and as to why you think it was silly, it would make for a ten times better conversation. Yara; wtf...: thanks! |
| Wolly-san Fabulous Killjoy Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 101 | Look. I know that yes the world has changed. But in my opinion I do think that some people are doing it just to get attention, because I have met so many people that cut themselves and are always depressed but its not like most of them want to die. No offence, but many people out there wouldn't kill themselves because they do want to stay alive. It doesnt really matter about the problem that made them start in the first place. I just think some people just do it to get sympathy. Sorry, but its the way that I feel about it because I know how they felt and its quite easy to control yourself from cutting yourself so why dont they even try. It annoys me!!!! |
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