Suicide.. It's Real.

I think many people may feel like suicide is the best option because they feel like they do not have another way out. They have many troubles they are dealing with and they feel like things would be better if they were dead. I don't think this is a good idea. You're throwing away you whole life... literally, over a situation that probably can be resolved with no big deal. People should fix things before going to the extreme. I've had a friend who thought it was okay to hurt herself because of problems at home. It definitely wasn't easy seeing her like this. It took many talks to get that terrible idea out of her head. It was such a relief when she realized it was not okay to do this to herself. I also know of someone at the school committing suicide last year. I knew of him, but we weren't friends per say. The only contact I came with him was when I bought a candy bar from him. He seemed sweet. He was nice to me. When he took his life, devastation filled the school. Everyone was wondering what could've happened for him to have gone to such an extreme measure. The people who were his close friends were thinking, "What if I had've talked to him that day and asked him how he was?" or "What if I had actually listened to what he had to say instead of me putting all my problems on his shoulders. Through all of these things going on, I came to the ultimate conclusion: No one should have to go through this. No one deserves to have second thoughts about living because of bullying, sexual harassment, or even problems at home. No one also deserves to have thoughts wondering what they could've done differently that day to stop this from happening. To resolve that problem, I think people need to think twice before saying something ugly to someone. You never know when they're on their last leg and cant take it anymore. So, it's best to just not say anything at all unless it's something that could help that person. Even if it doesn't save them from making that ultimate decision, at least you know it was out of your control and nothing you could've done, and you wont be stuck thinking "what if."