tl;dr: Suicide is not a simple topic. Trying to pretend it is cut and dry will never help.

[defenestratorrr]

I know that your flists must be saturated with discussion and comments about Robin Williams, depression, and suicide. And while I don't particularly like entering into those conversations in a widely public forum, I feel that I need to say something in this case.

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[badgermirlacca]

What You Said.

Suicides of people I have known personally leave me feeling angry and frustrated, because they miss so much in life, so many neat things. But they're not trying to miss things; they're trying to make the hurt stop.

And when your brain chemicals are fucked up, you can't untangle things by yourself. Pointing fingers and laying blame does not help anyone, ever.

[magnet5]

Well said. Though I don't really care whether it's brain chemistry or not--it's still something the victims have no control over.

[msdori]

**HUGS**

And thank you.