> ...either with therapy, medication, supportive people around them I think a problem with this is that suicide is so "off limits" that talking about doing it

> ...either with therapy, medication, supportive people around them I think a problem with this is that suicide is so "off limits" that talking about doing it can get you institutionalized. Some medication can have awful side effects (mainly talking about SSRIs) which some people may not wish to experiment with. Overall, I agree that other options should be presented too. But the root of the issue is the stigmatization of it all.