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It's incredibly selfish to do that. Leave a note and go into the woods and blow your brains out so your last act isn't traumatizing your family with the sight o

It's incredibly selfish to do that. Leave a note and go into the woods and blow your brains out so your last act isn't traumatizing your family with the sight of your gruesome corpse.

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walterstucco 9y ago
That's the sad part: if you are mentally ill you're incapable of that kind of reasoning.
SirensOfTitan 9y ago
This post really highlights a deep level of ignorance mental health issues that's quite common in western society. Similar to depression, where a person just can't "think happier thoughts," a mentally distressed person in many cases cannot just suddenly get out of their own head enough to feel empathy for others.
- J-dawg 9y ago
  This can't be emphasised enough. It's utterly unfair to describe a victim of depression as "selfish". I'm curious, was there a reason you specifically mentioned western society? Is there another region of the world that handles it better?
  - SirensOfTitan 9y ago
    No reason other than I haven't experienced non-western cultures enough to know how their attitudes differ around mental health.
  - Danihan 9y ago
    Life isn't fair, and is full of "victims," real and perceived. Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people?
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    - toomuchtodo 9y ago
      > Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people? Not if you're a compassionate person. If not, some bitterness may apply, but its only going to eat you.
- taternuts 9y ago
  I've struggled with mental health issues my whole life, including depression. It's anecdotal but my feelings of hopelessness and pain were not something I wanted to share and burden anyone else with unless they were professionals. I've had these thoughts, and would never do this in front of family no matter how down I was. Edit: I've also been on the other side of this. Seeing loved ones and family in this situation is _fucked up_, and leaves lasting emotional damage.
- lvh 9y ago
  I agree with your point, but which societies other than western have a better understanding of mental health? China, for example, has a huge stigma around it that I would argue is significantly worse than any country in the west, certainly Europe.

It's incredibly selfish to do that. Leave a note and go into the woods and blow your brains out so your last act isn't traumatizing your family with the sight of your gruesome corpse.

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walterstucco 9y ago

That's the sad part: if you are mentally ill you're incapable of that kind of reasoning.

SirensOfTitan 9y ago

This post really highlights a deep level of ignorance mental health issues that's quite common in western society. Similar to depression, where a person just can't "think happier thoughts," a mentally distressed person in many cases cannot just suddenly get out of their own head enough to feel empathy for others.

J-dawg 9y ago
This can't be emphasised enough. It's utterly unfair to describe a victim of depression as "selfish". I'm curious, was there a reason you specifically mentioned western society? Is there another region of the world that handles it better?
- SirensOfTitan 9y ago
  No reason other than I haven't experienced non-western cultures enough to know how their attitudes differ around mental health.
- Danihan 9y ago
  Life isn't fair, and is full of "victims," real and perceived. Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people?
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  - toomuchtodo 9y ago
    > Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people? Not if you're a compassionate person. If not, some bitterness may apply, but its only going to eat you.
taternuts 9y ago
I've struggled with mental health issues my whole life, including depression. It's anecdotal but my feelings of hopelessness and pain were not something I wanted to share and burden anyone else with unless they were professionals. I've had these thoughts, and would never do this in front of family no matter how down I was. Edit: I've also been on the other side of this. Seeing loved ones and family in this situation is _fucked up_, and leaves lasting emotional damage.
lvh 9y ago
I agree with your point, but which societies other than western have a better understanding of mental health? China, for example, has a huge stigma around it that I would argue is significantly worse than any country in the west, certainly Europe.