Do you think severely depressed and/or suicidal people should be allowed to kill themselves?

As in, allowed to be given the means to end their life. Same as putting down a sick dog, isn’t it? What’s really the benefit of keeping them alive?

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raysam363 · 31-35, F

I think after a proper diagnosis and treatment, if they still feel like that they should have the right. Yes, yes, "your life affects others, not just your own" but being told that your entire life doesn't make things better. It merely increases the guilt they feel.

ShaythePanTransMan · 22-25, T

@raysam363 If it’s a “proper treatment,” shouldn’t they not be feeling suicidal anymore though? Who decides when the treatment is proper?

raysam363 · 31-35, F

@ShaythePanTransMan Not all treatments take, and I meant it as a more approved treatment that fails over something you read online.

ShaythePanTransMan · 22-25, T

@raysam363 I see. The issue is that patients often undersell their problems. I do that constantly to avoid another hospitalization, inpatient “treatment,” serious medical charges, etc. Everyone does that. Therapists are gonna think the therapy works when it really doesn’t.

raysam363 · 31-35, F

@ShaythePanTransMan Very true, and the field of psychology changes yearly, and sometimes monthly, so definitions are fluid. As for hospitalization, I've said it before but once you reveal too much and get that involuntary 72 hrs, you rarely remain honest with your therapist. I let mine know, and she couldn't stop apologizing but yeah. Some hospitals are worse for you than the original condition.

ShaythePanTransMan · 22-25, T

@raysam363 Yes. What definitions? Yeah...you really can’t anymore. At least, not for those serious breakdowns. That’s true too....