Many people think that a suicide attempt is a selfish move because the
person just does not care about the people left behind. I can tell you
that when a person gets to that point, they truly believe that their
loved ones will be much better off with them gone. This is mental
illness not selfishness. TRUTH: Depression is a terrible disease and
seems relentless. A lot of us have been close to that edge, or dealt
with family members in a crisis, and some have lost friends and loved
ones. Let's look out for each other and stop sweeping mental illness
under the rug. If I don't see your name, I'll understand. May I ask my
family and friends wherever you might be, to kindly copy and paste this
status for one hour to give a moment of support to all those who have
family problems, health struggles, job issues, worries of any kind and
just need to know that someone cares. Do it for all of us, for nobody is
immune. Hope to see this on the walls of all my family and friends just
for moral support. I know s