Saturday, April 10, 2010

Is there any choice?

Basically most people who commit suicide suffer from depression. It causes people to focus more on their failure and disappointments. They insist on the negative parts in different situations and mostly see the downside of their abilities or values. Someone with severe depression is not probably able to see the positive results and thinks that things will never be right or they will never be happy again. Depression affects a person's thinking in a way that the person doesn't see when a problem can be overcome. It is like putting filter on some one’s thoughts that distort and distract everything. That’s why depressed person tends to think that his problem is an everlasting issue so that he/she needs to find a permanent solution –suicide- for it. Depressed people often tend to fail to find another way – except suicide – to escape from emotional sufferings or to communicate their hopeless unhappiness. Sometimes people who feel suicidal may not even realize they are depressed. They are unaware that it is the depression — not the situation — that's influencing them to see things in a "there's no way out," "it will never get better," "there's nothing I can do" kind of way. Once depression is cured due to a proper therapy or treatment, the distorted thinking is cleared. The person can find pleasure, energy, and hope again. But while someone is seriously depressed, suicidal thinking is a real concern (Matthew K. Nock, 2008).