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Originally posted by abaici
After my cousin's death, I decided to do a bit of reading on the subject. I recall reading a particular piece of research that mentioned the "happy" phase before the attempt. I've heard people say, " I thought he was getting better." They also mentioned that psychologically, some people who attempt do not realize that it's permanent. Rather, they are not thinking, ok, if I die, this is it. It's difficult stuff to read, but it's very interesting. I just couldn't understand it, and I had to find a way to try and understand why he did it. I come from a very tight knit family, so most of us were shocked.
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You're right. It is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Depression and suicide are very difficult subjects and mental health is too important to ignore.
We will never truly know "why" they do it. Sometimes people think that if the person left a note that it will "explain everything" and that is not always true. Our speaker said that her dad left her a note. All it said was "To my one and only, I love ya, babe. Dad".
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