A person
commits suicide because he doesn't want to face the nightmare that
is his life. He uses suicide as an escape method. In this sense
suicide is not a brave thing to do.
On the other
hand, it takes an enormous amount of willpower to commit suicide. I
have gone through periods in my life where I felt that the only
thing preventing me from killing myself was fear. I was
indescribably terrified of failure, which would expose me (I was
closeted about my mental condition) and put me on a 24/7 watch by
my parents, as well as permanently change the way people viewed me.
Another fear that kept me alive was the instinctual fear of death.
No matter how much I wanted to die, I could not bring myself to
finish the deed. I was prevented by my own cowardice. Sorry to
ramble about my life, but my point is that it's incredibly
difficult to commit suicide, and doing so requires a person to be
very strong, and very brave.
Suicide is
indeed an act to avoid facing the problems of life. However, the
act requires one to overcome powerful instincts and fears. So yes,
people who commit suicide are brave, but not in a positive sense of
the word.
