Why do people commit suicide?

Philippines
April 21, 2010 11:20pm CST
Due the the untimely death of the boxer, Edwin Valero, a question that is now circling my mind is why people put an end to his/her life. what makes him/her do it? at the very instant that he/she is about to kill himself/herself, what do you think is he/she thinking?
2 responses
• South Korea
22 Apr 10
Im always telling to myself...that I will never ever kill myself...for my soul will not be in heaven after taking away my own life... But you know somehow i can understand someone who did it...coz sometimes when i cannot take or i have nothing to share of my problem i also think of killing myself...but them i will just say uuurrggg i will hurts..:)
@cbjones (1147)
• United States
22 Apr 10
I have a friend who fell into a deep bout of depression, and I actually posed this exact question to him a few months or so ago. He told me he had a sense of hopelessness. He didn't feel that he had any legitimate reason to be here, and he began thinking about taking his own life. Thankfully, he didn't follow through with it. He got counseling, and had a strong family structure to support him. he chooses not to go into detail about what caused this depression though.