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This one I struggle with. I believe in the right of self determination but I cannot help but ask the question "Have you tried..?" ..because mental can be cured
by Ajay-p 3y ago
This one I struggle with. I believe in the right of self determination but I cannot help but ask the question "Have you tried..?" ..because mental can be cured for some. For others it is unassailable. The most natural course is to encourage someone with a mental condition to try these other things first, but I would not ask the same of someone with a physical condition, but with the brain we know very little.
It is a struggle between providing support for a person who has chosen to end their life, and not standing in their way should they ultimately choose to go forward.
- silverquiet 3y agoI'd respond to your question "Have you tried.."? with the question, "who's going to pay for it?". You could spend a fortune on a variety of mental health treatments, but if you're unable to work due to depression, you probably don't have a fortune, and in the US, you don't even have health insurance. And when you find out how much people are really willing to help in the monetary sense (probably not very much), it certainly isn't going to help your depression.