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Old 03-14-2010, 08:59 PM   #16
Datalyss
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Originally Posted by DanaC View Post
I've never understood the idea of suicide being a 'cowardly' act. There've been times I've really wanted to, but I just couldn't quite bring myself to push the blade into my wrist, or step off a bridge. Fear of pain. Fear of changing my mind once beyond the point of no return. These things stopped me far more efficiently than thoughts of loved ones. Therefore in my case, cowardice was what stopped me from committing suicide.
Call it want you want. IMO, if you'd rather kill yourself than deal with your life, you might as well be remembered as a coward. Deciding not to kill yourself, for whatever reason, is not cowardice, it's bravery. It says that your brave enough to go on dealing with your life.
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