I'm fascinated by this subject. I do believe in near-death experiences, heaven and hell. You can find books written by people who actually went to heaven and came back (or hell). Also, there's a lot of stories on you tube. One author who comes to mind is Raymond Moody. I hope this helps.

I believe there is a heaven and a hell, just like there is good and evil in this world.
I don't believe in reincarnation though I know many do. That's just me though.
As lulu555 has said, there have been near death experiences but those by and large have happened to people after a horrid experience like a car wreck or severe illness, not depression. I've not heard of any that happend to someone that attempted to end their own life though that may have happened.

When I see all the evil that happens day to day, I sometimes wonder if that is what hell is like.

Another thing I believe is that it is not for us to dictate when our lives will end anymore than we asked to be brought into this world.

The risk of failing at a suicide attempt bears a great danger of not succeeding and ending up laying in a bed, immobile, unable to communicate yet your brain is fully functional. That would be far worse I believe, than any level of depression.

At least with depression, a person can reach out to folks here and maybe in their real world as well. Being in vegetative state would, IMO, really be hell on earth.

Good topic to bring up!!!!

When I tried to take my life two years ago I came close to dieing they did CPR
On me as I was unconscious I saw all this White stuff and a man with a suit telling me to hurry up he was holding a gate open, then I came too. With paramedics asking me what I took,, I really believe I came close to dieng maybe even did but came back?

I'd say anything is possible, did you mention your experience to the attending dr. or your therapist, if you have one?

No I've only told one person just a couple days ago it was really weird experience

I am very intrigued with this subject as I've been questioning my own purpose & spirituality..
There's many books, internet sites, forumns/discussions, etc..
Dr Eben Alexander just wrote a book 'Proof of Heaven'; Dr Brian Weiss has books on regression/reincarnation..and there are countless others..
I believe we were here and we will return here - that our souls, the essense of our true selves, are immortal - that we inhabit physical bodies to venture thru this earthly domain much like we use cars to transport us to our destinations..
Unfortunately, I've read that suicide does not relieve us of our earthly struggles - we will have to go thru (again!) what we failed to got thru in our current life until we resolve/learn from our struggle..there's a book called 'Born Again..' by Walter Semkiw that has a suicide case..
Life is hard; it's designed to be for us to learn & grow..I struggle greatly & daily; but knowing that I might have to do this all over again somewhat contains my suicidal ideations..

I think we leave our bodies and go to be with God, I don't believe in a hell in the afterlife - for me hell is right here on earth. I also believe in reincarnation. I think I have lived many lives before and even have some memories of them still.

"I think I have lived many lives before and even have some memories of them still."

heretic - you should write these down..

I don't believe in a heaven/hell either per se; both reside right here on earth..

I have mixed feelings about what happens and death. My largest part right now doesn't believe in an after-life but does believe that when any of us goes that we leave a part of us behind via our actions, influence and presense (both good and bad).

Another part of me says - that after life is possible as I know there are many things which cannot be explained or proven including the ability to be in touch with someone who is thousands of miles away -- right here on the internet we feel in touch with people we cannot see or hear, and sense an emotion (vibratory tone) from email messages -- etc.

ah bleeve we reincarnate

I think I have many times already

I don't believe in heaven or hell. I think when the show's over, the curtain comes down and that's it. And I'm OK with that.

yes, very interesting topic, When I tried to end my life awhile ago and I was out, I had this "vision?" - I was flying, the huge wings were caring me, I was lieing on the body between the wings and with both of my hands I was holding on to the shoulders, I could feel the strength of these wings with each it's flap. I didn't want to let them go so I was holding so tight to them. I didn't see a head or face of my carrier but I saw what was under us - first that was a desert with twisters and wind, then it become into a winter storm with cold wind and snow twisters, but there was no single soul there, just loneliness.I strongly believe in God's existence. I feel too that it is hell already! But "holy book" says that it's worse then we think and feel, same as heaven is much better that we can imagine. Hell is forever - pain as we burn and complete loneliness, separation from God. Here's what I believe, check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui6goCfwTpI

Dante: Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

Like someone else said, I have mixed feelings on this. Oh, I believe in Christ, heaven and hell. But, sometimes I think God recycles until we get whatever we were suppose to do here right. Does that make sense?

well I dont know what happens to us when we die I am just glad that am not part of that race of people, that came here and said they discovered a land that was not lost, so this was he lie they told to give them reason to kill most of the native people to this land,the INDIANS or those same evil people who people-napped the AFRICANS
and made their lives almost unbearable, those people who move out where the wild animals live, and kill them off, so those same people can know live there, I can only hope that those people have it real hard and slow dying, and are never brought back to destroy this land again or any other. No one has ever seen heaven or been there and come back they all are lying and in a big way, and if you or any one else believes that they need a mental doctor, Raymond Moody is the biggest liar of them all, its all stupid dumbes.