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Only something like 10% of suicides are related to chronic or terminal illnesses. One could reasonably assume that most of the rest are suffering from mental il
by mcguire 5y ago
Only something like 10% of suicides are related to chronic or terminal illnesses. One could reasonably assume that most of the rest are suffering from mental illnesses.
- vmception 5y agoWhich means what about the messaging, to you.
- oxfeed65261 5y agoDepression is a chronic, and sometimes terminal, illness.
- LandR 5y agoIt doesn't make their experience or suffering invalid. If we are to allow suicide for chronic physical pain, then why not for chronic mental pain?
- LorenPechtel 5y agoAnd how many are that aren't really counted as medical? I know one medical suicide--she never went to the doctor about what drove her to suicide. She didn't have all that long to live anyway and she perfectly well knew a broken hip meant she would never leave bed again.
- zamadatix 5y agoI'm guessing quite significantly less than 40%, probably significantly less than the 10% already accounted.