I'm not trying to be argumentative or counter anything you guys have said, because those points are valid. Depression isn't that simple though. Most of my family on my dads side seem to have it to some degree and I have lived with it coming and going since I was a teenager. I wouldn't try to speak for everyone, but mine isn't that self-centered. When I would end up stuck in a low, my brain tries to convince me that I am being selfish if I don't follow through with it because I am forcing those that care about me to suffer through it with me. Luckily I still am a logical person even when in a slump and would never actually entertain giving in, but I do have stretches of a day or two where I spend more time in the quiet until it subsides. Finding very task oriented hobbies such as gunsmithing or working on the car is a great way to work through it.
I always wonder if there was anything anyone could've said to them to show them the light at the end of the tunnel and avoid the loss. At the end of the day, we have no way of knowing what made taking his own life seem like the only reasonable option left. It's a terrible tragedy.
I always wonder if there was anything anyone could've said to them to show them the light at the end of the tunnel and avoid the loss. At the end of the day, we have no way of knowing what made taking his own life seem like the only reasonable option left. It's a terrible tragedy.