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Socially conditioned murder

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David, thank you.

I agree with you in principle. Any autonomous person, emotionally and psychologically sound, should be able to determine his life and his death.

Harambalos is referring to suicide committed by a person who, as Romany pointed out, erroneously feels completely isolated and alone. A person who would not otherwise do so rationally, but at a particular point feels totally abandoned. Suicide because the person is suffering from depression.

Depression, because it looks like sadness to non-sufferers, is difficult for others to comprehend. We've all felt sad at some point in our lives, some of us may even have been depressed to various degrees for while, but not seriously contemplated dying.

A depressed person does not rationally make a considered decision to end life.

Harambalos, it is not that society, family and friends do not care, but looking at it standing in their shoes, it is a very frightening concept. As despairing as a depressed person feels, as frightened, overwhelmed and even confronted the other feels. A person close to you apparently choosing death over life is confronting. Just as a deeply depressed person feels abandoned, those left behind have that same feeling of abandonment through the act of suicide-abandoned, discarded and worthless. Why didn't s/he love me enough to stay alive?

That's why, Harambalos, those closest to you are probably not the best to give you help. Those closest have their own feelings to deal with as well, expressed as anger, frustration, helplessness, fear and grief.
Posted by yvonne, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 9:57:49 PM
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