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thetwilightzone
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- Jul 14, 2018
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This was the case for me, the person who was outwardly hostile towards me expressing my suicidal ideation was ironically someone who attempted suicide? Any explanation for that?
People say that people who treat suicidal people badly haven't gone through the same thing so they lack empathy but what's the explanation for these cases. In fact, the people who actually went out of their way to give me a book titled "Elation and Depression" were the happiest people. They never called suicide selfish or cowardly (well to be fair for no one in my school ever said similar things but that guy did give the impression that my depression was 'weak' or 'silly' i.e. what do you have to be sad about). They also never critisized me to my face.
My theory is that almost certainly, he was indoctrinated with "tough love" by family/therapist or he had these "ephiphanies" and thinks that being "tough" will prevent him from ever reaching that low point.
People say that people who treat suicidal people badly haven't gone through the same thing so they lack empathy but what's the explanation for these cases. In fact, the people who actually went out of their way to give me a book titled "Elation and Depression" were the happiest people. They never called suicide selfish or cowardly (well to be fair for no one in my school ever said similar things but that guy did give the impression that my depression was 'weak' or 'silly' i.e. what do you have to be sad about). They also never critisized me to my face.
My theory is that almost certainly, he was indoctrinated with "tough love" by family/therapist or he had these "ephiphanies" and thinks that being "tough" will prevent him from ever reaching that low point.