+1

That's why those who chose suicide due to academic pressure is just silly.

if due to sickness like cancer, understandable la but academic pressure, come onnnn

it just reflects the laziness of the person.

your comment doesn't even jive with what i said

maybe check ur brain before u speak

true a person never ask to be born

but one should at least strive through challenges rather than just give up.

it's still plain selfish when there are other loved ones around who care for him.

academic pressure is nothing compared to working

I have been through that. Suicidal intention, extreme sadness, crying for no reason, leaning on a balcony, you name it, that was when i was much younger.

I sought help from counsellors.

Now thinking back, for a person to give up without seeking help first is just plain selfish.

Or even without trying to work through the problem, or even without attempting to brace through challenges.

School counsellors, friends, teachers, befrienders are there for you. One should take effort to speak to them.

That's the reason why I need to share this. From my experience, I have seen others out there who have suffered much more worst (those things that are truly beyond their control) than this 'academic pressure'. To chose suicide over academic pressure is just selfish.

Also, i have seen cases (on students) over the years who chose video games/entertainment over studies, then they complained they are depressed for not being able to score. In campus, you can see them not even attempting to help themselves.

Empathy? I have seen others who suffered worst and yet they brace through. Those kind of cases where if you listen to their entire story, tears can really drop from your own eyes because it's truly traumatic and beyond their control. And yet they brace through it.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Apr 3 2022, 03:13 AM

I have experienced speaking to them. I have students coming to speak to me in my line of work.

Yes, it's undesirable to make light of others' suffering but through my own experience of those speaking to those suffering from academic pressure and comparing to those who suffered worst, I would always sympathise more on the latter.

And more often than not, when you peek through their daily life, you can see that they have not put enough effort on it to work out the problem. For example, putting effort into studies. For instance, to score well, one should study consistently, not only study on the week before the final exam.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Apr 3 2022, 03:36 AM