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ELI5: How is suicide considered "selfish"?

I want to start by saying I am not suicidal. This kind of stems off of Robin Williams recent passing and some of the things I have heard said about him. 

I understand the concept of killing yourself causes a lot of grief for friends and family that have to continue to live after you cut your life short. 

What I **DON'T** understand is how it is not considered selfish for us to want someone to continue to live just so we ourselves don't have to go through the pain of loss and grieving.

I had a friend once who wanted to end her life and I told her that I am here for her and that I don't think it's a good idea, tried to explain to her that everyone would miss her and that it's a selfish and cowardly act (I am not a therapist obviously and I did try and get her help other than me). She responded with "Isn't it selfish for you to tell me not to do it just so you don't have to be sad?" Ever since then I have not been able to come up with an answer to that.
gpt
It's considered selfish because it makes everyone around you unhappy... Whereas you get to escape what makes you unhappy. It's just one way people look at it, it's not necessarily right or justified, but it's how it makes people feel sometimes.