What leads people to think of suicide as an option?

Question:

Most people think to themselves, I suck, Everybody hates me, I'm nothing when they're suicidal. But not me I don't think of myself altogether I think of others and the world as a whole. Because recently I had a falling out with my family over some extremely racist ****. I am white and I used to date a black guy now dating a mexican and Now I can really see how my family feels about african americans, latinos etc. The first time I heard my father say the n word I couldn't believe it. I got in a huge argument with my parents and brothers and basically left do not live there anymore. I do visit but after everything that happened I realized there was nothing I could do to change them and how they feel. I get suicidal over that stuff. Nobody actually cares about how I feel. And where are the people in the world that feel as I do? Why out of all the people in the world does MY family have to be like this?

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EB, it sounds like you are learning, like many of us do as we grow up, that some of the attitudes people have about some things are terrible. Like racism. But trust me, you're not alone when you say it makes you feel awful. It makes a lot of us feel the same way, feeling suicidal about it is the wrong response. The world needs people like you to fight against it! So don't silence that very important voice of yours. I know it's really hard hear negative comments from your parents, and you're right, you may not ever change how they feel. But EB, realize that a part of becoming your own person is having different opinions than your parents. You were not born to become a clone. You were born to be your own person, and yes, there are people you care about how you feel. I care about how you feel, and I don't even know you. There is always someone, if you look hard enough, that cares about you and is interesting in what you think.

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Selfishness.

people who try to run your life Suicide is the most selfish act anyone could do.

I just felt there was no other option. Everything went wrong with family, b/f, i was battling severe depression. Now i see it was wrong. Life is better.

Life's a *****. I know.
People think that suicide is selfish. but if they knew how bad this feels. they wouldn't know what else to do either.

well hear me out i was in ur shoes in the begining of my relationship. My father hates white ppl black ppl im a mexican for ur info. well i got married with this black gurl in vegas we were friends for a while but then really hit it of and well we went to the elvis booth and got married for three dollars and fifty cents. i got home and broke the news to my mom and dad. i regret spending that much cash on the marrige cus i was broke and home less now with a family. i was kicked out of the house i havent spoken to my parents in 2 years but they call my wife and say they want to see my son. am i really going to kill my self for this hell no thats what they want im not going to let them win. suicide is for quiters. if anything try to make them feel guilty and not talk to them theyll go a look for u trust me ull be the one laughing at the end.

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