Suicide Thoughts and Self-Love

Why does the thought of suicide sometimes enter the mind? What exactly is this thought?

Why does a person, overcome by emotion, want to destroy their mind, intellect,

and body? ​In a deep sense, even the thought of suicide is an expression of self-love.

When a person sees no escape from suffering or the situations causing them pain, they ignorantly

believe that suicide is the only way to find relief from that misery. Man’s love for himself

is so intense that he is willing to end his very existence just to stop the pain.

If true happiness lies within, why does man keep chasing the external world?

It is because he loves himself. Whether it is wealth, status, a spouse,