re: CHS Sr. committed suicide tonight

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And nothing anyone says or does will help

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Fact.

But to be clear HC, I am not at all saying I understand what you deal with and have dealt with. I can not imagine what you have been through, but one thing I can relate to is the fact that no matter what someone say or does. There is NOTHING that can get you out of that state..

In fact, I think that might be part of the reason some people do not talk to someone or try to get help. At least in my experience, its as if you know what people will say and that can make you get angry because you wish it was just that fricking simple.

And there is a huge difference between "feeling down" and being depressed. Feeling down when you can change your direction in the moment and feel better. Get your mind off of whatever you are down about. Depression is something you can't understand unless you dealt with it to some degree.

I used to be the type to say "suicide is selfish. They take the easy way out instead of dealing with their problems", but then I learned that it is much more complex than that. Many people are probably in a really dark place to the degree no one can understand. And when someone is in that moment and does decide to end their life, there is/was nothing no one could have done.