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Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by megaman22 on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:12PM (#17269289)
There also seems to be this weird stigma about admitting that you have ever contemplated suicide. People seem to take that as some sort of signal that you are completely unhinged.

Maybe I'm a nutcase, but I've taken the time to prepare a set of scenarios under which I would no longer want to live, and think about what would need to be taken care of to exit the world without undue burden on those that depend on me. That seems like an eminently rational thing to do.

Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by phkahler on Friday June 08, 2018 @09:19PM (#17270982)
>> ...but I've taken the time to prepare a set of scenarios under which I would no longer want to live, and think about what would need to be taken care of...

I believe professionals would categorize what you wrote there as "planning suicide". So long as you have not started "taking care of" those things you have not begun executing your plan. Planning is a rather big step beyond contemplating - I hope you're doing better now. You may also want to consider that actually getting your affairs in order could be an enabler.

Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by megaman22 on Friday June 08, 2018 @09:31PM (#17271017)
See, this is exactly what I am talking about.

It's evaluating a set of contingencies. Like, the general staffs of armies make war plans that they will never execute, unless the particular parameters fall in place, all the time. To do otherwise would be irresponsible.

Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by anonfunction on Saturday June 09, 2018 @12:10AM (#17271490)
I think what is missing is what set of circumstances would trigger you to execute your plans. If it’s “world wide epidemic which causes extreme pain and suffering with less than 5% chance of survival” that is one thing. However if you are planning your suicide in case you lose your job or your significant other cheats on you then that would be concerning and reason to seek help.
Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by mirimir on Saturday June 09, 2018 @01:11AM (#17271646)
There's no need to imagine such an epidemic. We're all going to die. And sometimes that involves extended periods of pain and suffering, with no chance of survival. In civilized places, voluntary euthanasia is available. Elsewhere, one needs to plan ahead.
Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by DanBC on Saturday June 09, 2018 @08:41AM (#17272742)
We need to decouple the concepts of "assisted suicide in cases of terminal illness" (may not be assisted, may not be terminal) from other types of suicide.

The public health responses to you should be very different to the people who experience rapid onset despair.