Man Commits Suicide at DLH

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

It is interesting that, when someone is suffering from enormous physical pain, such as from a terminal illness like cancer, suicide is often seen as a justifiable route. And yet, if that enormous pain is mental, rather than physical, their inability to cope is often viewed as weakness, selfish ... the easy way out.

Personally, I see no difference between mental illness and cancer other then the part of the body they effect. If you have diabetes, you treat your insulin levels, if you have depression you treat serotonin levels (simplified, but you get my point). Why is the brain and it's complex chemical workings any different than those of the liver, kidneys, blood, etc?