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Too often we criticise those going through mental health struggles. There is no invigorating thrill that comes with being mentally drained. Depression is no joke, and different people have different ways of reacting to emotional stress.
Some react in the saddest and emotive ways possible – sometimes resorting to inebriation, self-destruction, suicide or just completely shutting off.
There is no cowardic coping mechanism for dealing with depression.
There is nothing cowardly about wanting to end your life. There is nothing 'easy' about choosing to end your life.
If anything, it takes bigger balls than most people will ever have to even think about ending your own life.
No one ends their lives for attention seeking reasons. They need attention in the sort of care, support and compassion.
A lot of people who end their lives have been failed massively by the services who are meant to help and support them.
A lot of people who end their lives have also been surrounded by people who would rather pull them down or stab them in the back than actually support them.