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by ChuckExAnon on November 1st, 2009
No...just seriously emotionally distressed, and in great need for finding the corrective solutions for that which is causing that distress. Doing so is quite possible...but it is not an easy undertaking.
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by Sid on November 1st, 2009
Nope.
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on November 1st, 2009
With some people, those feelings are situational. Not having the tools to adequately deal with depression doesn't make a person mentally ill. That being said, you're onto something, because most suicidal people to have mental illnesses, whether they've been diagnosed or not. Good question! +5
by manywords on November 1st, 2009
No, but it does mean they are troubled and perhaps depressed -- not necessarily clinically depressed.
by 000 on November 1st, 2009
not mentally ill, but in dire need of someone to relate to and get help. Contemplating suicide is a scream for help, not a meaningless noise.
by SIR_Anony is now SIR_Anthony on November 1st, 2009
Interesting question. You are aware that Sigmund Freud commited suicide with an assistances of a friend.
What do you do when your stick in a place where you want to die almost everyday of your life?
by belladonna13 on September 30th, 2011
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What is so bad about suicide ... assuming nobody would care if you died?
by AnonymousGirl on December 9th, 2011
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Is suicide nature's way of showing mercy? Knowing that if things get truly unbearable that you can just end the pain in an instant?
by KDP on October 13th, 2011
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What about suicide?
by ErgoStep on November 18th, 2011
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Have you ever wished someone would kill you? If so, why?
by AnonymousGirl on December 9th, 2011
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You say this like youve been there before?
by Simply Salsa... on November 1st, 2009
No, not I...but this past February I had a dear nephew commit suicide at the age of 28. I know it was needless, but he suffered significant emotional distress since his childhood, beginning at seven years old, when his Mother passed away at the age of 32 from cancer. Ultimately, the deep hole of alchoholism served as the catalyst for his final decision.
by ChuckExAnon on November 1st, 2009
I'm so sorry to hear of what your nephew went through Chuck.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 3rd, 2009
Geez that sucks Chuck. :(
by Simply Salsa... on November 3rd, 2009
Thank you, Jadey. Millions have taken the same route, or have contemplated suicide, I'm sure. He was a good kid, and all of us in the family loved him and showed that love. I think he was most disappointed in himself and could not endure it further. His Dad told me that he had visited his Mother's grave but a few days before he took his life. It is obvious that her loss...that pain...never left him. Most of us still can't bear to watch the film "Beaches" or listen to Bette Midler sing "Wind Beneath My Wings" without grieving her early demise. Thank you both again.
by ChuckExAnon on November 4th, 2009
That's such a tragedy. I have been there myself. I attempted suicide, by all accounts it was a miracle I survived. The loss of a family member can take such an emotional toll, as we all know, and some people simply never recover from that grief. For me, it was the loss of my grandmother which led me down that road. I feel for your family.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 5th, 2009
Jadey, was it worth it? Surviving i mean?
by Simply Salsa... on November 5th, 2009
I am so happy that I did. I feel so guilty about what I did too.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 5th, 2009
Interesting.
by Simply Salsa... on November 5th, 2009