<p>Chronic and acute depression runs in my family and I have known those who have died from depression, including young teens. Ive been hospitalized several times from depression and for many years was in therapy and on medication which in someways made it much worse.
I cant speak for others but when I have attempted suicide it was because the pain was so severe that all that existed in my head was pain and making it stop. Nothing else.
So perhaps that was selfish because I was thinking about how it affected me.
But many people with depression (imo) could serve themselves better if they were more selfish with their time and energy so you wont find me labeling those who suffer from depression as " selfish" any more than people with cancer or heart disease.</p>