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Originally Posted by adam_k
I don't think suicide ideation is always a symptom of depression. (truncated)
Other mental illness could have suicidal ideation. People with psychosis [I](truncated)[/
There are a lot of things in life that can happen where people don't want to go on and they don't have depression or mental illness. [I](truncated)[/
Traumatic events can be a huge cornerstone in someone mental well being. Not in a good way. [I](truncated)[/
I don't think the amount of support would totally diminish wanting to die if that is a symptom of your (truncated)
Depression is really hard. It makes everything not fun, painful, lonely, gray, and it isn't a huge leap to want to escape that anyway you can.
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Again, your post is very insightful. Thank you for your thoughts.
Hope U don't mind, I
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My inner personality is very pro-life (all issues) so therefore despite how welcoming death/suicide is, (whether it be due to depression or external horrific events) my vote always goes for life...
But, I'm still unsure, if suicide is a reasonable or logical conclusion for somebody not clinically depressed, who has evaluated and concluded that their "quality of life" is so poor, and their inner being is in such deep pain, that death becomes the best decision for them?
I suppose my gut feeling is, there is always
hope and the opportunity for
change (improvement);
So even when a person's quality of life is extremely poor, reasons for living, although not clearly apparent, could unexpectedly change, at any point in the future.
And, since suicide/death is NOT reversible, removing all chances for improvement, makes suicide always
illogical and unreasonable.
(Italic=words you used in your original post).
And, I suppose if we define depression as sadness,
depression is always present when a person has suicidal ideations.
And who wouldn't feel sad, if their life is in shambles?...
Again, I am inspired by all of those here, who have or currently are thinking of suicide as an available option/choice,
but instead muster up the strength to keep on living.
It is a great testimony as to the amazing power (strength) of the human spirit, and the unimaginable pain humans can endure.
*I suppose my next question would be, should ALL persons' thinking about suicide,
seek out medication that can somehow diminish or block those thoughts (mental pain & sadness)?
Or is working through the pain (fixing the identified problems or issues causing the pain), more effective without medications?
*(Obviously this question does not apply to those who already have a known mental illness that requires maintenance medication for normalcy, regardless of life's events).
And since I've heard of people who died by suicide that were on anti-depressants, I'm curious if there really is any medication effective at blocking out suicidal thoughts?
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