I believe that people have the right to die. By that I mean if they are making an informed decision, and there is no light at the end of the tunnel, they should have the right to choose. I had an uncle who was terminally ill, but he had something like 2 years to live. My aunt divorced him, took their kids, and he was left alone, jobless, and living in an outpatient centre. He expressed to me on multiple occasions how much he wanted to die because of how much pain he was in. So, in this case, I would say that I support the right to die.
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If someone tells me they want to kill themselves I'm gonna try to help them
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I believe in the right for people to be able to TALK about their mental health issues and get HELP for their mental illnesses so that suicide is NOT an answer to something so easily treatable.
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I think that we need better mental healthcare overall, as well as to dispel stigma associated with mental health overall. Too often, we treat symptoms like suicidal thoughts as the illness itself, and fail to give that individual the support structures that they need to effectively cope. It's [i]not[/i] easily treatable.
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Yes, it's is.
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Explain?
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Mental illness, no matter how extreme, IS treatable. There are thousands of methods of treating mental illness. Easy. Ending the stigma, is not so easy. That's where you're confused.
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I agree mostly but I don't like the fact that someone can actually have some major problems in their life, and instead of getting the mental/physical help they need, they're just handed a few pills.
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I've actually never heard of that happening. In fact, after MANY psychological exams/tests, it's usually the LAST option. Keep in mind research strongly supports the use of medication to treat the underlying depression associated with suicide. There are MANY effective medications and they aren't habit-forming.
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Oh, this entire post gives off a "when depressed, get medication from the doctors" kind if vibe. Guess I was wrong.
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What entire post?
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Why have serious conversations when you can just post irrelevant videos?
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Edited by Arbiter: 9/2/2015 7:46:15 PMAll because something is treatable, doesn't make that treatment easy. I think this where you are confused. Also, the stigma will be dispelled when we adequately help the mentally handicapped.
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Anyone can google mental illness treatment and see that it's considered EASILY treatable.
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Access to information about treatment makes it easier to be informed of treatment options and methods. It can make self diagnosis and treatment [i]easier[/i] but the treatment is still complex and difficult to administer.
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I guess you're confusing treatment and cure. Getting treatment is -blam!-ing easy.
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Edited by Arbiter: 9/2/2015 8:01:37 PMThere is no 'cure' for conditions like bi-polar or ADD/ADHD. You simply give the affected individual the tools to help cope with the disorder. The treatment for these conditions is constant, lifelong maintenance intended to allow the individual to be functional in normal society.
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SOME.
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Well, we are talking about helping people who are suicidal. People who have conditions like Bipolar Disorder are often suicidal.
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Bipolar and depression are definitely the main UNDIAGNOSED mental illnesses that lead to suicide. I agree.
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Depression is a symptom. There is chronic depression, but depression is also brought on by conditions like addiction. But once again, that was my point all along: people with these conditions are treated based on their immediately apparent symptoms and not adequately diagnosed.
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Making it all the more pertinent that these people get the help they need.