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Seems odd to argue he didn't suffer from depression (despite his fathers words). Do people who aren't suffering from depression commit suicide? I'd always tho
by Volpe 14y ago
Seems odd to argue he didn't suffer from depression (despite his fathers words).
Do people who aren't suffering from depression commit suicide? I'd always thought that (attempted) suicide was like the smoking gun for diagnosing depression?
- lilsunnybee 14y agoGiven the right circumstances, almost anyone can be made to want and try to commit suicide. Intense, prolonged isolation and other types of torture can cause that, but that does not mean anyone subject to such things has a depressive disorder requiring treatment. Sometimes the situation is the only problem.
- Volpe 14y agoI would challenge that... Julian Assange has faced a lot more isolation, much larger potential charges... And still lives...
- mpyne 14y agoNot to mention a certain Private First Class currently undergoing court-martial at Ft. Meade, MD...
- dromidas 14y agoJulian Assange also already has the martyr thing going. He seems to feel like being persecuted as publicly as he is is just adding to his cause. He may be right, who knows. Point is that Aaron wasn't a martyr until after his death. Assange is different.