I Am Interested In Mental Health

Today I visited a friend who was in a locked psychiatric unit under a temporary detention order. I asked how she was feeling. She said, "I believe that if I killed myself the world would be a better place and the people in my life would be much happier." When she looked at me for my reaction I said, "Well, how you feel is how you feel, but I disagree that the world would be better off."

At that she got a huge smile on her face and said with some excitement, "You're the first person who has let me feel how I feel. Everyone else has told me not to feel that way". I laughed and said, "Yeah, but I disagree with the world being better. That's how *I* feel!" She laughed too and we had a really nice visit.