Originally Posted by kane

I don't know why people insist on calling people who take their own lives losers or that they were cowards.

Imagine being so sad, depressed, or overwhelmed with something in your life (be it addiction, mental illness or whatever) that you feel like taking your own life is the only option left to you. These people don't do this stuff on a whim. Most of them have been thinking about it for a while and some have been trying to get help as well. This is the culmination of a long period of suffering, often suffering that has gone on for years.

When someone takes their own life, especially if they leave behind kids and family, it's a tragedy. Instead of calling them losers or bashing them, maybe we should be asking why they did it and try to figure out what could have been done to help them so that others may benefit.