A user whose father took his own life recently asked me to remove this topic.
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[quote]You are not a victim, you are a coward and an asshole.[/quote] At first I hoped that this thread was going to be directed at those who threaten to commit suicide in a vain attempt to get attention. Those people deserve it. But no. Instead we get some armchair warrior and psychologist who writes off people who are stuck, mentally and emotionally, in an endless loop that's spiraling rapidly downwards at breakneck speed as 'assholes' who are 'selfish' as well as 'cowards.' There's a term for this. It's called victim blaming. And since we are here already I feel the need to express this point: -blam!- you OP. You belittle and demean the suffering of those with depression so severe that suicide looks like a good solution to the problems they face. And you do it from a basis of such severe and gross arrogance and ignorance that the only reasonable response is the one I just gave you. OP, If you're going to do something I suggest you shut your trap, delete your OP, and pretend that this didn't happen