Suicide.

This is quite a topic. It's something that isn't particularly easy for me to talk about. I have attempted suicide, which was a learned behavior by someone close to me. An uncle of mine, whom I have never met, recently killed himself. What causes someone to want to kill themselves? How can life be that bad? Where do they go when they die?

People attempt suicide for many reasons. Common reasons for teenagers are bullying, death in the family, or losing a girlfriend/boyfriend. We can probably all think of someone who has killed themselves for one reason or another. It's tragic. How could someone let a person, thing, or event get to them so bad that they thought death was their only way out. It's easy really. Life can be going great one minute and the next thing you know you feel like your world is crashing down around you. It's easy for someone who has never been in this situation to tell you to just "pull yourself up by your boot straps." But, it certainly isn't that easy. I have made a lot of mistakes in just 17 years of life and it seemed like erasing my existence would make people forget. I was wrong. Committing suicide is one of the most selfish things a person can do. You make a God decision to end your life and leave behind people who care about you. At that time you probably feel as if no one cares, but I guarantee you AT LEAST one person involved in your life is concerned about rather you are dead or alive. God gave you this life.. He should be the only person deciding when you get to leave it behind. I have been in 2 different psychiatric hospitals for a weeks time. I can say though, I may have learned some coping techniques but I don't think it was the hospitals that saved me from myself. I think realizing that people do care, there are situations in the world more difficult then mine, and finding God helped me do a complete 180. I'll be first to admit I am far from perfect.. I still sometimes think about life without me in it, then I realize quitting and giving up isn't an option. I have nephews and nieces I have to be aunt and a role model to, I have a little brother who deserves to have his big sister around, I'm a daughter who wants her daddy to walk her down the aisle, and I am so much more.
Remember, someone does care! Your time to go is not your decision. Think about who you are to someone else and not just who you think you are.

"Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem."
-Phil Donahue