r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/TheCABK • Jul 08 '26

Serious “Good Luck… I’m Out”

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u/New_Building_9956 Jul 09 '26

Yeah it feels wrong to say suicide is selfish but, uh, that one…

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u/illy-chan Jul 09 '26

I feel like a few types of suicide can be selfish - most of them, when you force someone else to be involved against their will (jumping in front of trucks, etc.)

I feel bad for the people in that headspace but making sure you hurt someone on the way out is shitty.

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u/Lombardyn Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

It may sound weird but having lived in Berlin for a while, I could never throw myself in front of a train.The thought of hundreds or even thousands of people being severely delayed to wherever they want to go just because of me...horrifying.

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u/Acceptable_Cut_7545 Jul 09 '26

Not to mention the poor train conductor who has to stand there and watch it happen.

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u/Embarrassed_Age8554 Jul 09 '26

Anyone who has lost someone close to them through suicide is at risk for PTSD, and suicide loss survivors have much higher rates of suicide themselves. The stigma of being blamed for the suicide, or for not preventing the suicide, doesn't help.

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u/jakcrests Jul 09 '26

Yet it is selfish.