U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High

Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by dave2000 on Friday April 22, 2016 @02:29PM (#11551415)

Depression is an illness, often outside people's control. One might just as well be surprised to learn that a colleague broke his leg.

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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by jonah on Friday April 22, 2016 @02:48PM (#11551610)

Absolutely. My reflection was inspired by the parent's comment, not on suicide in general. We should keep an eye out for symptoms in our friends despite their public façades and lend a hand if appropriate.

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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by SudoNhim on Friday April 22, 2016 @03:47PM (#11552093)

> Depression is an illness Well, not really. Depression is a "disorder". You can be more biologically predisposed to depression, but that isn't the same thing.

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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by dave2000 on Saturday April 23, 2016 @10:49AM (#11555737)

We don't know what causes depression, and there's a lot of evidence that it is an illness.

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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by mrec on Friday April 22, 2016 @02:50PM (#11551634)

Sure, but unless you work remotely it's usually harder to hide the fact that you broke your leg.

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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by dave2000 on Friday April 22, 2016 @03:15PM (#11551849)

People manage to hide being gay, heroin addicts and other things. Hiding depression is easy.

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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by spriggan3 on Friday April 22, 2016 @04:34PM (#11552381)

> People manage to hide being gay, heroin addicts and other things.

> Hiding depression is easy.

That's exactly what the OP said. On the other hand i'm not sure what homosexuality has to do with addiction, fractures or depression.

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