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When I taught high school, a student committed suicide and afterwards his friends began to realize there were signs they did not recognize. While knowing those signs might have prevented his choice, not knowing them did not cause his death. From that point, I found ways to talk with students about how to recognize the signs.
Since that time, I have had distant family members take their own life. They did not demonstrate the textbook warning signs. While it breaks my heart that they made that decision, it is the remaining family members who suffer the pain of that decision.
While we can hypothesize about why some one chooses to take their own life, I don’t think we can ever really know. Those who survive an attempt deserve our concern but not our curiosity.
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I was thinking along these lines too. Those who are suicidal can present in a variety of ways - some withdraw, while others behave 'normally' or even enthusiastically. That is why I believe it is unfair to place blame on surviving friends and family because they did not 'recognise the signs'. When it comes to mental health struggles, which are so complex, compassion, understanding, and professional assistance are crucial.Leonie Vermaak wrote: ↑16 Jul 2023, 22:52 Yes I'm definitely curious about the why, I think it's part of human nature. Thing is even if you where his friend you most probably wouldn't have known his struggles. People who commit suicide are normally masters in hiding their feelings or for not taking about what's troubling them. I've noticed over the years that alot of times the person who commits suicide are sometimes the life of a party, the 'care-free' one, the funny one. I think that's why it's such a shock when it does happen, cause it was never expected. Please don't feel guilty for not being there or not noticing something was wrong.
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