> People are violent. . . people are hurtful. . . And so on. The steady stream of negative over-generalizations about "people" that can exist in the mind of a

> People are violent. . . people are hurtful. . . And so on. The steady stream of negative over-generalizations about "people" that can exist in the mind of a severely depressed is the real lesson of this article. > My psychiatrist doesn’t want to help me or support me in any way to kill myself. People are unsupportive. I've been fairly severely depressed myself, several decades ago. The first thing my psychiatrist did was address the collection of negative cognitive biases that I'd managed to collect - much like this author - regarding myself, other people, the structure of society, etc. And in my own case, that initial reinterpretation of my attitudes was very helpful. I recovered and - aside from pretty low-key "winter blues" - haven't been depressed since then. I do wonder why the author's cognitive biases seem so resistant to treatment. Moe Reza, if you're reading this, I just want to tell you that recovery is possible, and that life can absolutely be worth living. But you've got the difficult task of recognizing this collection of negative attitudes as the main cause of your sadness and hopelessness, not as any kind of accurate reflection of reality that justifies suicide.