Venting Just another statistic

[DeletedUser]

They shake their heads and roll their eyes at the rising suicide numbers, but even with the countless 'hotlines' and 'therapists' available, you can end up feeling even more alone and depressed than before you ever tried contacting them at all.

 

[AbsurdAbyss]

It almost begins to seem as if that's why they're available in the first place.

 

[unabletocope]

Yes and I think the rate is only going to rise. When I was on a ward between December and January just gone a guy came in who said he had known of 4 or so people who had topped themselves within recent months, not sure what the hell is going on not sure if COVID has changed people (to be honest I think people have been depressed for years) but all I know is myself, I'm on my way out and accepting it is relief

 

[sserafim]

"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic."

 

[unabletocope]

"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic."

The death of millions is a problem that the government wants to sweep under the carpet

 

[LevUwU]

Yeah, seeing the incredibly high suicide rates of people with the same issues as me is certainly disheartening. Even further so to know I'm just going to become another part of that. Non-suicidal people don't really care because they don't need to.

 

[PetrichorBirth]

"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic."

Stalin said that right?

 

[sserafim]

Stalin said that right?

Apparently he didn't actually say that, it's a misquote attributed to him

 

[AnotherStatistic]

Thats just want i am. When i go my name wont be remebered, i wont have a great story to pass on - i'll just be another number on pages

Im just another statistic

 

[DeletedAccount0864]

Thats just want i am. When i go my name wont be remebered, i wont have a great story to pass on - i'll just be another number on pages

Im just another statistic

Yes. But I want my name to be wiped from history, so it works out okay.

 

[DarkRange55]

Attributed to Stalin.

True in some senses, but tragedy and statistics are not mutually exclusive.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

I don't mind being a statistic towards the amount of suicidal people who successfully killed themselves. It makes me sick to be a statistic for the humans currently alive and I want no part of that statistic. I consider the statistic of 8 billion humans to be a massive tragedy