Is it normal to sometimes think about suicide even though i'm not depressed?

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Anthony Bourdain's death has a lot of people talking about suicide and depression. It has me wondering if I'm depressed, even though I don't think I am. I do have social anxiety despite being outgoing. I think about suicide a lot and feel existential dread, regret, fear, hopelessness, etc. even though I'm generally happy.

I wonder if I'm suppressing or ignoring my negative feelings because all of my friends and family insist that I'm one of the most happy-go-lucky people. I feel like if it turns out that I am actually depressed, I'm kind of a fraud.

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  • RoseIsabella
    5 years ago

    I find myself wondering if Anthony Bourdain's death was not in fact a suicide, but rather murder.

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  • hypebeast
    5 years ago

    This. This is so well thought out and presented. I’ve struggled with depression and suicide as well and what OP is going through in my opinion is something fairly normal in our culture. I’m not saying that it’s unimport or belittling it in any way I was just want them to know that there are people that are going through the same thing and are there for them. Being depressed doesn’t make you a fraud if you’re the happiest person in the world. I felt the same way when I started getting depressed, I’d always been the happy go lucky one for my whole life then it hit and I didn’t know what to do so I hated myself more for being both ways. Depression can come and go so don’t feel at all like you’re a fake for being depressed. I love you OP you’re strong and you can get through this.

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  • IrishPotato
    5 years ago

    Don't know who that is, don't care.

    You sound depressed. Even if you're not, suicidal thoughts aren't uncommon. It isn't a requirement.

    Get help either way. It's not a healthy way to live and you don't want to end up hurting yourself.

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  • cipro
    5 years ago

    Depression.

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