I agree wholeheartedly that suicide is not a way out. My love for life, which lowers when unwell, keeps me alive. Though I’ve made several attempts I’m so thankful that I survived. In the depths of darkness it can seem like the best option but that is because our brains are working against us.

However, there have been times where I literally lose my mind and cannot think straight (usually during bad mixed states and/or during psychosis. At those times I need hospitalisation to keep me safe. Still, those times terrify me as I can be crafty and get around those trying to keep me alive.

Basically I’m saying that suicide is not an option but when we lose our ability to think straight it is not a choice but a result of our illness. Also, I hold no judgment on those who have/will done it. We can never know what led that person to do it.