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In my opinion, suicide survivors should never use open forums like this one to cope with their loss. There is suicide survivor support group out there.
They need a non judgemental environment in order to cope with their losses. Grief is a long and painful journey.
This said, when it comes to a human life, ignorance is never bliss. So Are you (THE GENERAL TERM) helping perpetuate this stigma of mental illness, or are you (THE GENERAL TERM) helping to eliminate it. ONLY you (THE GENERAL TERM) can answer that question.
Sometimes people deny that it even exists. The mental illness stigma is till prevalent.
This is indeed a sad reality, particularly among older people. I don't know the OP's age, but he/she could certainly be part of an older generation for whom mental illness was considered to be an imaginary illness of weak-minded people. There's still plenty of them out there unfortunately who truly believe that. Thankfully times have changed and we have so much more knowledge on the topic now. Sharing that knowledge with people like the OP will yield better results than shaming them for their outdated ideas.
Jesus Christ!!!
You understand the concepts of examples, right?
What the hell does your gender have to do with it? You do have the ability to understand the actual meaning behind my post, right?
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Originally Posted by Nor Cal Wahine
2) I've said all I have to say to you.
You never had anything valid to say to me because your responses completely lacked any logic or common sense.
My God, you make allusions to me being stupid, but how obtuse can you be?!?!
If you don't understand mental illness, it's best to just keep quiet. The average person doesn't pretend to be an expert on cardiology or neurology, but for some reason they feel the need to judge everyone who is depressed.
I suspect that's because they are afraid of the great unknown realm of mental illness or have a sneaking suspicion they will be finding out more whether they want to or not.
Well, damn. If this was a troll post, it sure has succeeded mightily.
Possibly but there has been a lot of education in this thread too. This is a subject that needs to be openly talked about more. People with depression need to feel that there is help out there. They don't need to hear from ignorant fools that call them and their parents weak.
Jesus Christ!!!
You understand the concepts of examples, right?
What the hell does your gender have to do with it? You do have the ability to understand the actual meaning behind my post, right?
You never had anything valid to say to me because your responses completely lacked any logic or common sense.
My God, you make allusions to me being stupid, but how obtuse can you be?!?!
And yes, I have reported your post.
Your example assumed my gender, so I simply corrected it. And now you're unraveling even more because I took the time to reply to you, but not in the way that you'd like. Goodness.
That theory of mine that I mentioned a page or so back, about discussion between us being fruitless? I was correct. I won't be responding to you any further.
Possibly but there has been a lot of education in this thread too. This is a subject that needs to be openly talked about more. People with depression need to feel that there is help out there. They don't need to hear from ignorant fools that call them and their parents weak.
Oh, I agree with that 100%. The thing that upsets me is seeing people who are probably essentially decent folks at each other's throats.
I think we all already know the identities of those who are not decent.
Possibly but there has been a lot of education in this thread too. This is a subject that needs to be openly talked about more. People with depression need to feel that there is help out there. They don't need to hear from ignorant fools that call them and their parents weak.
It isn't only that; it is that the only 'accepted' form of euthanasia is starvation. Our doctors can pull feeding tubes or deny water to these patients that no longer have brain activity; but they cannot give them a quick and painless death. They claim that the patients feel no pain; but they are not in their shoes. We should always have the option, when of sound mind; to request a painless termination at the time when there is no hope. That is the humane thing to do and what we do with our death row inmates and how we treat our beloved pets - if only we could do the same for people!
I agree 100%, although I think we should be able to request a painless termination at any time.
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