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Originally Posted by stopdog
I am not kidding or being sarcastic or anything - but could/would you (or anyone else who understands or feels like this) explain this more? I read it but I don't see what it puts in perspective. I realize I am an alien on this, and I understand if you don't want to explain more, it is just that I truly do not understand why this guy's take on it or rather his response would be upsetting or perspective putting. My confusion on this is sincere.
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From someone who's attempted s. and thought about it a lot, it is hard to read what the experience is from those who are left behind to deal with it.
I have always hated when people say "think about how it would affect other people" because I think, "but what about me??", but I felt a lot of empathy for the therapist and his situation. I thought about how my therapist would have to deal with that and it made me feel sick that I've ever even tried/thought about it. I've thought about how it would affect people before, but I've always just pushed the thoughts aside because I figured I wouldn't matter. Maybe I'm just getting to that place in therapy where I feel like I do matter, so I'm thinking about the affect more?
I'm not in the midst of a depression though, and I know things look different when you're in that spot, too. It's hard to see your situation from the outside when you are depressed.