And, as I think about that, I find that I have to agree. I have the right to destroy my own life, to destroy my health, to destroy my relationships with others, to destroy my property. I even have a right to hurt others, within limits, something that suicide does. Anyway, regardless of whether people have a right to commit suicide, it seems like such a pathetic waste. I might even consider suicide to end a painful, fatal illness.
Life is no longer worth living.
Such a feeling often comes after some loss, some injustice, some embarrassment, some mistake. Besides that, a person who feels that way is normally prone to depression. Depression hurts a person's quality of life. But, perhaps a feeling of hopelessness is not the same as actual hopelessness. At least part of this hopeless feeling comes from within.