suicide can be seen as being very illogical act, and  two characters want to commit this act (hamlet and horatio)and one is believed to have committed this act.why are they so willing to end their lives? what in the personalities makes them so willing to do this? whats different about them ?
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The only time when Horatio is willing to commit suicide is right at the end when Hamlet is dying.  He doesn't though because Hamlet tells him not to because someone has to live to tell his story.  Hamlet contemplates suicide but doesn't because he is unsure of what will happen to his soul.  Religious ideology and his determination to get revenge is what deters him.
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Why do you want to commit suicide?  To tell you the truth, I wanted to commit suicide before...that was years ago...but every time I'm depressed, I wait...because I know that life is just a series of tunnels.  You drive into a tunnel and the sum seems to be gone...the tunnel might be long or short...you never know...but one thing you can be sure is that the sun will eventually be back when you finally get out of the tunnel.  There is no tunnel with only one hole...even if there is you could still turn around and drive out.\nI hope you think it over...I don't think someone that wants to commit suicide have to see a doctor or something...but everyone needs to talk it out...and you really have to think it over hard!!  I almost commited suicide...but I'm glad I didn't ...cuz then I would miss out all those things that happened after I decided not to kill myself.\nLife IS hard...\nA person wearing a pretty pair of shoes....but if you were to try on her shoes...you might realize it doesn't feel as pretty as it looks like.\nI really hope you don't hurt yourself...because you might regret it....\nSuicide is a sign of giving up...NEVER give up...giving up is the same as losing...well...actually worse.  People that lose have the courage to fight til the end...people that just give up or run away have nothing.\nDon't give up ...fight back!\nEven today I'm not 100% happy...but I'm glad I keep on fighting it back.  Every time I fight back and win I feel so good.  Even if I lose when I fight back...I will try harder next time.  I know you are tired...me too...but please, please, please think it over, OK?
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I was in a similar situation years ago.  I posed this same question to a Buddhist monk and he thought about it a while and said to say that if you kill yourself, I must die too.  The problem with that is if the lady is mentally unstable, she might take you up on that.  Better get to a counselor with her to work through her issues.
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I think this could be the lamest question in history. If anyone believes this to be true they are ignorant. \n\nPeople who commit suicide - 9 out of 10 times have a brain disorder. They have a chemical imbalance which causes depression and suicidal tendencies. They have no control of these emotions but with medication can help their thoughts, but not always.\n\nI can understand the fact if listening to something sad or disturbing can affect you mentally but this is not the cause of depression or the cause of suicide. \n\nThe person's brain is the cause - not music, not TV, not video games!
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If you're a Christian, you'll do your best NOT to commit suicide. Because once you give your life to Christ, your entire body is as His temple.\n\nCommitting suicide is an act of greed, selfishness, and pity. If someone truly was a Christian, then thoughts of killing themselves would never become prominent.\n\nFrom my perspective, how can God allow someone into His kingdom if they didn't accept who He was? But, in reality, the decision is ultimately up for Him to make.
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Some people feel so hopeless that they feel it is better to be gone than to have to face their problems.  For them, their problems are over and they no longer have to deal with them.  For the people around them, yes, they will have to deal with it but the person that commits suicide is beyond being concerned about that both before and after the suicide.
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Lots and lots of signs.\n\nGiving away beloved possessions. Seems to indicate that the person doesn't need those things anymore, or won't for long.\n\nA deep depression followed by a carefree euphoric attitude...if there is something dark enough for a person to consider killing themselves, then they act like nothing is wrong, it may mean they have a plan and they believe they have solved the problem, now they just need to implement it.\n\nTalking about death, saying they want to die, talking about dead relatives and wanting to see them again, researching methods to die, a sudden interest in afterlife or other religious ideas.\n\nAbandoning goals. An ambitious student that stops studying. A hard worker that no shows his job. A good parent who neglects their children. Losing sight of long term things...again, the rationale is that these things don't matter anymore.\n\nOR the opposite. Seeming desperate to finalize details about things. Or lining up a scenario for after the fact. A note, a will, cleaning up the scene beforehand, arranging belongings, a shrine of some sort. \n\nAny sudden change in behavior can make you wonder. If a person goes dark after being mostly happy, if they go quiet after being mostly chatty, if they seem opposite of the way they used to be.\n\nIf you think a person is suicidal you have nothing to lose by coming RIGHT OUT and asking them if they are, and if they have a plan, and when/where/how. The more concrete answers they give you, the more serious they are and the more important it is that they get some help. \n \nYou can start by talking to your friend's loved ones. Other friends, family, their minister, their teachers, their boss, whomever you think may have some influence on the person. You can actually do an intervention of sorts. Gather all these people together and let the person know how much support they have.\n\nYou can also contact the local crisis hotline, or the hospital or any local mental health facility, you can talk to police or a lawyer to see what avenues you have as far as getting TO the person if they have secluded themselves, or having their rights temporarily suspended so you can get them help.\n\nSome facts. Most suicide attempts are not really trying to kill themselves, it is a cry for help. \n\nMost women who try to kill themselves choose more passive ways, this is a generalization and not always true. Overdose is very common, gassing. The most violent ways are cutting. As such, women live through a LOT more suicide attempts than men.\n\nMen tend to choose more violent ways. Shooting, hanging, jumping. These are quicker, more definite message that the person intends to die. Messier, and less reversible.
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Ok first of all....LMAO at The Wanderer.\nNow that that's out of the way....The Bible doesn't speak directly about suicide. It kinda lingers on the Sixth Commandment of Thou shalt not murder. But it doesn't say suicide is unforgivable either, The only sins unforgivable to God are rejecting Christ and blaspheming the Holy Spirit. But it's a complex issue not to be taken lightly
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I don't think a person is selfish for committing suicide.  How can a mentally ill person be selfish?  They are not able to be selfish because in their world nothing is real.  It may appear to be a selfish act, and/or it might be that those of us left behind, have to label the person as selfish as it is our only way of coping with the grief.  People who turn to suicide either didn't have the help and support they needed or their mind just couldn't cope any more.  Not a lot different to a person who dies of a heart attack.  You can quit smoking, lose weight to prolong your life but what do you do when your own mind has turned its back on you.  To turn to suicide means you think there is no other way out.  It's a sad fact of life.  You can only feel sorry for these people.
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the point of using the word "dignity" by proponents of it is to give the sense that it offers a person a chance to die on their terms instead of being forced to live on against their will.  Often, in our culture, being given a choice about a matter is seen as respecting the wishes of the individual and thus conferring dignity.  The dignity of a human being is often seen in their autonomous capacity to make free choices for themselves, and the right to die movement extends this essential dignity to end of life decisions as well.  In this case, even though the death may not be automatically "dignified," the ability to make the choice is seen as automatically transferring some dignity to the person.\n\nedit: i don't think that people who live a relatively comfortable life have a right to call those who suffer through the extreme pain of a terminal illness "cowardly" for choosing to end it.
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My best friend commited suicide when I was 18. One of my best friends tried to commit suicide 3 times last year. There is no easy answer to what you're going through. And the answer I give you isn't going to seem too caring...but perhaps it would be best to step back from the situation. if a person wants to commit suidcide - they will find a way. The countless unsuccesses means they're crying out for attention, and useing their loved ones in a way to get their attention. They play on a persons heartfelt sympathy and it truly becomes "all about them". In the meantime, it takes a toll on you because you're going through an emotional rollercoaster. So back off, as much as it hurts, they need to understand that they can't use people, that they have the responsibilites to get their own life in order. If it is indeed her desire to kill herself, she will regardless of anyones feelings...including yours. But most importantly TELL HER HOW MUCH YOU CARE AND IT HURTS YOU TO SEE HER HURT HERSELF!!
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I've thought about this question quite a bit myself.  To me, it is passive suicide.  I don't fully understand why certain groups don't allow any medical treatment and others only allow certain types.  If you believe in a higher power, then you should believe that your higher power gave medical professionals the knowledge and skills to aid you when you are ill.  Wouldn't shunning modern medicine be the same as shunning the plan your God has for you?  \n\nIf I put a gun to my head and pull the trigger, I've made a conscious effort to end my life.  If I refuse medical care knowing full well that I'll die, I've pretty much done the same.  I understand that some of these groups believe that praying will save them, but don't you think that higher powers have other things to attend to?  Is it not in the realm of possibility that they sent us doctors to help them out a bit?
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Why should they kill themselves and how could they? In such a place to have three successful suicides at the same time unnoticed mean one thing: they were killed. Ask Uncle Sam why he did it.
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He isn't going to commit suicide.  I've heard the same thing over and over and over.  I have always heard that if someone is really going to commit suicide they aren't going to call and tell you, they are just going to do it.
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people who do it repeatedly, and without seriously wanting to kill themselves, are generally crying out for help, frustrated and are unable to express their self hatred. it does not generally mean they are suicidal. this is more common in feamles than males, and often the result of sexual abuse that leaves them feeling dirty, ashamed and full of self hatred, hence the desire to harm themselves.\n\nmany people who overdose are not intentionall overdosing, just not good at self mediacting, or plain greedy, and often become violent and abusive when ambulance staff revive them.
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Talk about dark!\n\nIt starts with a Hamlet's father's ghost claiming he was murdered and just gets darker from there.\n\nIts an exploration of madness and suicide.  Ophelia goes crazy and drowns herself.  Hamlet's "to be or not to be" is a direct contemplation of suicide.\n\nHamlet finds his old best friend's skull in the graveyard.\n\n"Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him, Horation, a man of infintite jest and most powerful fancy" a skull\n\nMurder most foul!\n\nbetrayal, incest, murder\n\ngreat stuff! ! !
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Most murderers have low self esteem, so the act of murdering is the way they make themselves feel big.  If they aren't a killer at heart (which some people can actually be) then they may feel remorse and actually want to get caught. \n\n(You can learn a lot of this crap watching Court TV.)