I agree with what you've written.
What I have also noticed is there are different reactions on the reason why someone took their own live.
Lately there has been several stories in the news about young people who commited suicide because they were bullied on school. Those kids aren't called selfish. Everyone blames the bullies or the school who didn't do anything about the bullying. They don't say those kids are selfish.
But when you are aren't bullied, but depressed or something else, and you commit suicide, then they call it a selfish act. While actually it's not really that different from someone who's bullied. Whatever the reason is that someone commit suicide, it's the a bit the same for all. They are in a lot of pain or feel hopeless and they feel there's no other way.
People who say suicide is selfish are just very ignorant.
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