self-killing
Ending one's life
Self-killing is the act of ending one's own life—a more literal, less clinical term than suicide.
It appears in philosophical and religious discussions about the morality of taking one's own life: Medieval theologians debated whether self-killing was ever permissible.
The term has an archaic or formal quality, sometimes chosen to avoid the medical connotations of suicide.
Deliberate death for relief
- dignityInnate personal worth
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- releaseTo let go
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
terminal · compassion · autonomy · choice · peaceful · farewell · finality · closure
State without hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
- emptinessAbsence of substance
loneliness · suffering · grief · sorrow · melancholy · dejection · despondency · bleakness
Mark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- forbiddenNot allowed
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- silenceTotal lack of sound
denial · secrecy · unmentionable · disgrace · dishonor · censure · ostracism · guilt
Direct emergency phone connection
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- outreachProactive community assistance
survivor · awareness · support · gatekeeper · screening · lifeline
euthanasia
Deliberate death for relief
palliative · terminal · compassion · autonomy · choice · peaceful · farewell · finality · closure · voluntary
hopelessness
State without hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
emptiness · loneliness · suffering · grief · sorrow · melancholy · dejection · despondency · bleakness · woe
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- forbiddenNot allowed
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
silence · denial · secrecy · unmentionable · disgrace · dishonor · censure · ostracism · guilt · sin
hotline
Direct emergency phone connection
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
outreach · survivor · awareness · support · gatekeeper · screening · lifeline
self-killinghomicide
Causing another's death
murder · manslaughter · assassination · slaying · fratricide
self-killingself-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
survival · will to live · life-saving · self-care · self-protection
self-killingself-creation
Making oneself exist
self-actualization · self-realization · self-renewal · flourishing · thriving
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