One of my most cringe-inducing memories from when I was ten or so is of threatening my mother that I was going to kill myself over some incredibly trivial shit that I can't even recall now. And I was a kid in a loving and stable family who never watched TV and so wasn't exposed to even the relatively tame levels of violence and psychodrama that were allowed in the sixties (and obviously, this is decades before the invention of the internet). I have no idea where the thought came from, but most kids learn the definition of suicide fairly young, and it's such a powerful concept that it's something that can't be unlearned.
Yeah that's cringy. I remember doing shit like that all the time to lol. My mom would come after me for having missing assignments in school and I would talk about killing myself or just saying how much I hated her over and over again. Silly DNM.
I agree that's trite, and it's no more helpful than telling someone who's having an epileptic seizure to stop jerking around and get up off the floor.
That's actually a pretty good analogy, because it does seem that there are physical differences in the brains of people who are prone to depression compared to those who aren't. It's not the whole story, and psychosocial influences (how people perceive the world and the setting they live in) play a big role too, but telling someone who's so depressed that they're considering suicide that they should get over themselves, slap a smile on their face and be happy is pretty damn stupid.
IIN I feel suicide awareness week is patronizing to those wanting suicide?
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I see your point, but I think that's unlikely.
One of my most cringe-inducing memories from when I was ten or so is of threatening my mother that I was going to kill myself over some incredibly trivial shit that I can't even recall now. And I was a kid in a loving and stable family who never watched TV and so wasn't exposed to even the relatively tame levels of violence and psychodrama that were allowed in the sixties (and obviously, this is decades before the invention of the internet). I have no idea where the thought came from, but most kids learn the definition of suicide fairly young, and it's such a powerful concept that it's something that can't be unlearned.
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Yeah that's cringy. I remember doing shit like that all the time to lol. My mom would come after me for having missing assignments in school and I would talk about killing myself or just saying how much I hated her over and over again. Silly DNM.
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I just remembered a quote from one of the posters: "Choose happy." That is one of most stupid things someone could tell a person with depression.
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I agree that's trite, and it's no more helpful than telling someone who's having an epileptic seizure to stop jerking around and get up off the floor.
That's actually a pretty good analogy, because it does seem that there are physical differences in the brains of people who are prone to depression compared to those who aren't. It's not the whole story, and psychosocial influences (how people perceive the world and the setting they live in) play a big role too, but telling someone who's so depressed that they're considering suicide that they should get over themselves, slap a smile on their face and be happy is pretty damn stupid.
Da fuck does that even mean? I agree with you OP this shit at your school sounds dumb and cringy AF.