Tiina63 said:
Every day at some point or another I wish I could die, and I ask God to take me. If I had loved ones, I wouldn't be feeling this way, but as I have no family my death would not have an impact on anyone else, so it isn't selfish for me to wish to go. When I say that my death would have no impact on anyone else, this is the truth and is not depression talking.
I really want to say this not just in response to this post but to anyone who says that their death would not have an impact on someone. This really bothers me because at the very least, no matter who you are, your death would affect, who ever discovers your body, finding someones dead body even a strangers body can be very traumatic to a person, especially in cases of suicide, the police that have to come out and investigate your body, I know officers who have had to do this and it really affected them.
You have the coroner, and the staff at the funeral home, it affects them, even though it is their job, when they know the person they are working with was desperate enough to take their own life. A friend of mines brother worked at a funeral home, he could handle accident victims and old age, and sickness, but he couldn't handle suicides, he would get too emotional to do his job.
If there is a funeral there is the church if one is involved.
If you have neighbors, even if you don't know them, your death will affect them, some of them may feel deep guilt for not checking or noticing if you were ok. Often in cases of suicide people end up blaming themselves.
If you work, your coworkers may wonder if there was anything they could have or should have done.
There are people like me who when they hear the story on the news of a complete stranger that has killed themselves, causes them pain. And I feel bad, not because I could have done something, but because maybe someone else could have.
So even if you do not have any family, or friends, or coworkers, or anyone at all, I guarantee you your death will affect others.
I don't have any anger towards people who have tried or plan on taking their own life, I have nothing but compassion for you. But it is simply not true that your death will not negatively affect other people and cause grief.
I am not saying that it is selfish to want to take your own life, but it is selfish to think that doing so would have no negative effect on others.
I sincerely hope that this does not come across as mean, I apologize if it does, I just want people to know that there is always someone who cares, there is always someone who will be affected when someone dies.
And even if no one else in this world cares at least know that some stranger on the internet from Ohio, who you will likely never meet cares. I care.