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by unnamed76ri 302 days ago
The thing about depression and suicidal thoughts is that they lie to you that things will never get better than where they are right now.

So someone wanting to die at any given moment, might not feel that way at any given moment in the future. I know I wouldn’t want any of my family members to make such a permanent choice to temporary problems.
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podgietaru 301 days ago
1000% As I said in my comment. I never thought I'd be better. I am. I am happy and I live a worthwhile life.

In the throws of intense depression it's hard to even wake up. The idea that I was acting in my right mind, and was able to make a decision like that is insane to me.

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charcircuit 301 days ago
If someone wants to look for their lost cat in a snowstorm should they be able to make that decision even if they could regret it in the future due to health reasons of going out in the cold to save their cat? I believe they should be able to make that decision for themselves. It's not the responsibility of your door manufacter to deny you the ability to go outside because it knows better than you and it is too dangerous.
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unnamed76ri 301 days ago
This is a fairly weak attempt at salvaging your previous comment.
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