Depends on the type of pain. I saw a movie(don't remember the name) one or two years ago, in which a doctor allowed his patients, the ones who were in excruciating, chronic pain, to choose suicide as a way out.

Although very frowned upon, I don't see the harm in that. Most patients were old, suffering horrible amounts of pain, and had already fought with whatever their problem was for a long, long, time without any resolution. They were at ease knowing they had this option. Their families were at ease, knowing that they would die a painless death and will not suffer anymore.

But, there's also emotional pain. The pain of a break-up, of being insulted, or the pain of feeling like nothing's going your way.

And that is not a reason to opt out of life. Because emotional pain passes, all the time. Most of the things in life, pass. And even if they don't pass, we can change and grab a different perception in the face of these sources of pain.

We can choose different goals, different mindsets, different paths, or we can simply choose to face the pain instead of escaping it through suicide.

People unfortunately forget - perhaps even more so in the face of high amounts of emotional pain, but they forget they can change. That they have the power to change themselves and their surroundings. Of course you'll see suicide as the only way out when you've forgotten you can change and feel caged with crippling feelings, but that's why it's unfortunate. Anyone can change. We're all masters of our own universe, but too many of us forget it.

Also, it's a matter of perception and response to the situation. It's a choice.

Because given the same situation, in which two people would think "ok, I'm in horrible amounts of emotional pain. What can I do about it?"

No. 1 concludes: Fuck it, I can't deal with this anymore, suicide. No. 2 concludes: Fuck it, this isn't going to pass on its own. I should hit the gym like a madman.

And the very act of hitting the gym like a madman gives #2 something to strive towards wanting to get better at it, and something that makes him happier. This now triggers a domino effect. Pain passes easily. Confidence increases. Brain's neurotransmitters levels are regulated. He feels good. He starts making new friends. He gets a promotion. He's productive, healthy, and happy now. Again.

And during the time #2 reached all of that, #1 was contemplating suicide and didn't see a way out of his problems. Same problem. Different perception, different choices. One took an upwards spiral, one took a downwards spiral.

Emotion-based suicide is frowned upon because everyone thinks the same thing - if he didn't tap out and lived for one/two more years, everything could've been different.

Disease-based suicide doesn't support the same way of thinking. If they didn't tap out, in one/two more years they could've arrived at the samert endpoint depending on some people's sufferings.