Is it selfish to make someone live a painful life just so you can be happy ?

It would be wrong, and perhaps conceited to make a judgment on those who take such a drastic step whilst we sit smugly in our computer room in a rational and sane frame of mind. People who commit suicide will have usually been in a state of deep clinical depression for a significant period of time and will have long since lost their reason and ability to think logically. A black hood comes over them, metaphorically speaking, and when they take this drastic decision most everything else is blanked out. Maybe the judgmental and sanctimonious among us will consider suicidal people to be weak and unable to endure the pains and harsh experiences which life throws at everyone. Super sensitive and highly emotional people can feel hurt much deeper and are traumatized by events which others can cast off more easily. Help and understanding is what is required, not criticism.

It isn't unless you've got children in my opinion. Depression is like the constant pain of a tooth ache, going on and on, continuously driving you crazy but the pain is in your mind. There are some people who just don't get better with medication and therapy. Those people cannot be blamed for wanting to end it.

Its selfish to call someone selfish for committing suicide. If someone is at the point of such despair that they killed them self, they should of gotten help and you should of been a better friend.

Some people care about their family and friends so much that they don't want to put them through some type of a mental trauma due to their learning of a terminal disease that is going to make them a hardship to their family and friends.

In my opinion mental illness should be treated just the same as any physical illness. However, it is not. Many people who believe in euthanasia are against suicide. Why? Mental illness can not always be curable. Would you prefer for someone to suffer unimaginable pain for the rest of their lives and still be expected to pretend everything is alright? I think it is more selfish to keep someone alive and in pain just because you want them than it is to choose what feels right for you. And some people kill themselves because they think no one loves them, they are just a burden on society, and getting themselves out of the way is better for everyone. Even though this isn't true, the person is trying to be the opposite of selfish. I'm sorry to all the people that probably offended :)

the people who died in suicide , and who accept suicide were/are the people with pure heart , they don't have any dishonest attitude in them. Mostly they are good people .In one case they sacrifice their life so that some of the evil things are eradicated/ carried with them.

Most of the time people commit suicide because they just hate themselves and think others don't like them and are thinking that suicide will benefit others as well

Suicide is definitely not selfish, because most of the time people kill themselves because they don't get love and attention. Why you should give people love if they don't give you, plus, if they don't love you, you have the right or refusing to be by their side anymore.

I wouldn't call suicide selfish, but a stupid solution to every problem

It all depends on WHY they commit suicide! Where diagnosed with terminal cancer and were afraid of suffering? Were they suffering from unbearable depression (like my brother)? This world really sucks and that is not the individual’s fault. But, if they leave children behind- then that IS pretty selfish! I know how bad the world is, and I didn’t bring anyone else into this shit hole.