Health Mental health institute starts website to help prevent suicides
- Thread starter Davey
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- 8 Aug 2005
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Sounds like a good idea to me, now it just needs real world attention and publicity. Helping suicidal people one at a time is thoughtful but not terribly efficient. Addressing the social issues that lead one to suicide would be beautiful.
Kara_Nari
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- 13 May 2005
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It is nice, but if somebody is really depressed, and considering ending their lives, are they really going to search for a website to solve all their deepest, darkest problems?
Im sorry to be cynical and negative, but having been depressed before I dont think that you really search for help. Sure I guess its easier to talk to complete strangers about your problems rather than family members on some occasions, but they are never going to truly understand how you feel.
I guess im lucky that im not the suicidal type, I didnt mind dying, but I just didnt want to be the final force that killed me. Therefore I would walk out on the road without looking and put myself in dangerous situations.
Anyway I know that I wouldnt have gone searching for help on the internet. A lot of people like to deal with their problems themselves, even though it is inevitably worse for you.
Im sorry to be cynical and negative, but having been depressed before I dont think that you really search for help. Sure I guess its easier to talk to complete strangers about your problems rather than family members on some occasions, but they are never going to truly understand how you feel.
I guess im lucky that im not the suicidal type, I didnt mind dying, but I just didnt want to be the final force that killed me. Therefore I would walk out on the road without looking and put myself in dangerous situations.
Anyway I know that I wouldnt have gone searching for help on the internet. A lot of people like to deal with their problems themselves, even though it is inevitably worse for you.
Kinsao
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- 8 May 2005
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I agree with you, KN, that when someone is depressed they generally don't seek out help. In fact, such thing can strike totally unexpectedly, out of the blue, and like a physical blow, prevent someone from even moving, maybe, on bad time.
I was reading that it is "a website to support those people working for prevention of suicides at companies and local communities", I think this is a great idea because often people who are actually working with those who are depressed and suicidal don't get the support they need. I have never done this job, but I would imagine it can be depressing in itself; also quite isolating because of confidentially you cannot talk about 'cases' or such to anyone else.
I was reading that it is "a website to support those people working for prevention of suicides at companies and local communities", I think this is a great idea because often people who are actually working with those who are depressed and suicidal don't get the support they need. I have never done this job, but I would imagine it can be depressing in itself; also quite isolating because of confidentially you cannot talk about 'cases' or such to anyone else.
I just read in an article that more Japanese are working themselves to death. It's sad there is even a name for it "karoshi". Many people get very depressed from overwork and commit suicide. Interestingly, I also read that Americans work about the same hours per year I think. Fareed Zakaria said that Europeans take 3 times as much vacation time, and yet their productivity is higher. Therefore working too much lowers productivity. And he suggested that we do ourselves a favor and take a vacation. I find it depressing just thinking about it. I think whatever they can come up with to help depressed people is good, because it may help someone, so think that website is a good thing. I think alot of people find support on the internet because it's anonymous and easy, so it's bound to help someone.
