Posted by DAisym on June 9, 2007, at 17:08:28
In reply to Re: ****suicide discussion thread***** » DAisym, posted by cubic_me on June 6, 2007, at 18:00:38
I'm wondering why it helped. When I read it, and reread it, I was looking for a "permission" for these thoughts, though not necessarily permission to try it or complete it. (I find the word itself interesting - it is a noun and a verb and yet people usually put "committed" or "incomplete" in sentences - I digress.)
I agree with you about having compassion for people who are in so much emotional pain that they just need out. Society might label it as weak or selfish, but until they develop pain medication for the brain, I think we should be more humble about presuming to understand another's internal agony. We just can't know the demons that lurk.
The flip side for me is trying to understand why people who try and fail don't try again as soon as they are able. It says a lot about how powerful receiving care can be - almost any kind of care.
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