It is in no way brave. It's cowardice. Just the opposite. Living is hard and deciding all I have to do is jump, take these pills, etc is literally saying "I never have to make another choice again. I never have to deal with the consequences of what I'm about to do. I never have to worry about how badly it effects the lives around me that could have also already been suffering." Cowardice. I feel for those who suffer this much depression but I feel no matter what your mental illness you still have a semblance of choice. Otherwise a drug addict would never recover. Some do and some don't. It comes down to their willpower. The choice to use again after a month or two sober is most definitely still a choice. And suicide is still a choice. We have to be responsible for our actions otherwise more and more fall down the dark path because they think they aren't responsible. Otherwise you might as well not hold a mass shooter responsible.