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Originally Posted by nicko9000
...As for any mention of suicide, she hasn't mentioned anything of the sort. I don't recall her ever threatening suicide to be honest. She's brought it up a few times, saying that it would be better if she wern't here, and similar things, but these have been more of a "Whats the point in life" series of discussions that are typical of any depression. The depressive phase has made her less talkative in general, but it seems it's had more of an effect on us than anything else, whereas any previous depression has caused her to shut up completely, wonder what the point of anything is, etc...
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I know this isn't part of your questions (and sorry not to have much useful to say on those) and I don't want to freak you out or anything, but in reading this, I should probably to speak up. Though it is done with great hesitation. (This took hours to write, edit, re-edit debate etc). Not everyone threatens suicide directly. And without going into detail, let me
assure you that is no indicator whatsoever.
"Better off dead" and "what's the point" can be serious too. Not always, because sometimes people just
do say things like that and not mean much by them. But it is NO guarantee. Some people rarely say even
those. Yeah,
that guarded. Just sayin'.
For the very reason that people
do sometimes say those in simple exasperation, they can also be used as "safe code" for something far more elaborate than is ever let on directly.
I'm not saying either way. I'm not in her head. It's just something to be aware of.
(Just to complicate things, one's feelings towards the whole concept of 'threatening' can play into it. But that is a whole 'nother discussion...)