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| From | Greg Cagle <gregc@gregcagle.com> |
| Subject | Re: Suicides R (not) Us |
| Date | Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:52:10 -0700 |
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W. Colter wrote:
> Guys, you're talking about a man who had a severe
> mental/physiological/physical imbalance which led to, or was
> exacerbated by, addiction, alcoholism and depression. It's a complex
> disease, and those who struggle with it very often don't recover from
> it. To be angry or condemning about his choices is to be child-like
> in your observations and reactions.
>
> People with this kind of condition who kill themselves are doing so
> because the pain and hopelessness they feel outweighs the joy of
> living, and "balanced" people like us could never know the intensity
> of that kind of decision, thank God. Why condemn, or martyr, anyone
> who struggles with this?
Well said.
- Greg
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