Sutton
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Thank you for explaining why you feel so strongly about the issue. I appreciate your opinion and am not attempting to convince you that my opinion is more correct.I apologize if I came off as condescending, that wasn't my intent.
By knowledge about mood disorders, I mean doctors, mental health researchers, and support staff -- people who have done years and years of research on (among other factors) the chemical and physical aspects of depression. If anyone can find me one professional who specializes in suicide who would characterize someone who dies this way as selfish, I'll stand corrected.
Someone with suicidal ideation (your example of someone who contemplates suicide but changes their mind because of loved ones) is usually much further away from the black, near psychotic depression that precedes an actual attempt. How much "will" you have is a matter not of morality, but of how deep you are in the depression.
Again, it's not my intent to lecture or come across as condescending, but I worked at a suicide outreach for years, and this issue is really sensitive to me. It really isn't a choice. She may have been a selfish person, but that's not a factor in her suicide.
If a person commits suicide while in some type of psychosis, I agree they are not acting selfishly.
I believe fatally shooting yourself in front of the house where your young child is staying, on Christmas Eve, is selfish. I don't think LEK just said, "You know what? *advertiser censored** it. I'll show that whole family. How dare he choose them over our marriage?" She was a lost soul. IMO, suicide is a choice (excluding psychosis).
I will refrain from posting on this topic again because LEK's thread is about finding her true identity. I do look forward to your posts and will keep an open mind to learning something new.