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Re:Aaron Swartz commits suicide by Pyrrhuloxia on Saturday January 12, 2013 @04:18AM (#5047152)
> I think that the way to beat the stigma is talk openly about it.

Easier to say than to do. If you're depressed / bipolar / schizophrenic and talk about it openly it can make people very uncomfortable, which can result in their not wanting to be around you, which can result in further isolation for you, which can make your situation worse.

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Re:Aaron Swartz commits suicide by jacques_chester on Saturday January 12, 2013 @04:25AM (#5047174)
It can be. I've found that being very matter-of-fact about it works for me, but I have a reasonably social personality.
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