My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Two different types of depression. Ones a disorder.
One has to do with an imbalance of chemicals in your brain, usually serotonin.
Medicine is used to produce those chemicals.

The other is situational, some people get sad because of something. You and your girlfriend broke up, you're depressed. It's in that situation, months later you'll most likely be fine.

It's like asking if anger is? Some disorders cause anger, but everyone also gets angry at some point.

Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not everyone commits suicide is depressed. It's odd to explain but it happens more often then you think.

Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

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Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

Not a generalization at all in fact. People who commit suicide more often then not feel like they have no one, that life will never get better, that the only way to end the pain is to end their life. That is a symptom of depression commonly known as tunnel vision.

If suicide is not (more times then not) caused by depression, please explain to me why else someone would take their own life.

Oh yes, the depressed people put on a act for attention
then when they're bored of it they self harm potentionally leading to a suicide.

This topic is ridiculous.
You are either very ignorant or just plain stupid, pick one.

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Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

Not a generalization at all in fact. People who commit suicide more often then not feel like they have no one, that life will never get better, that the only way to end the pain is to end their life. That is a symptom of depression commonly known as tunnel vision.

If suicide is not (more times then not) caused by depression, please explain to me why else someone would take their own life.

Well now you're changing what you said. Originally you said that everyone who commits suicide suffers from depression. Now you're saying more often than not. That is probably true, but many other things can cause someone to commit suicide. Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and eating disorders.

Your original statement was in fact a very broad generalization.

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Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

Not a generalization at all in fact. People who commit suicide more often then not feel like they have no one, that life will never get better, that the only way to end the pain is to end their life. That is a symptom of depression commonly known as tunnel vision.

If suicide is not (more times then not) caused by depression, please explain to me why else someone would take their own life.

I've been to a hospital several times.
70% of the people attempting to commit suicide are people who are impulsive.
True depression is not entirely the cause as much as you think. Use it's actually being impulsive at that moment.
One kid woke up one morning, feeling sad. And said **** it, tried to overdose. He even said he wasn't really "depressed" he was just sad and it seemed like the easiest way, at the moment. He admitted his life was perfect.

You're half correct though. People who are depressed, will get impulsive and try to commit suicide. Most of the time it's not thought out.

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Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

Not a generalization at all in fact. People who commit suicide more often then not feel like they have no one, that life will never get better, that the only way to end the pain is to end their life. That is a symptom of depression commonly known as tunnel vision.

If suicide is not (more times then not) caused by depression, please explain to me why else someone would take their own life.

Well now you're changing what you said. Originally you said that everyone who commits suicide suffers from depression. Now you're saying more often than not. That is probably true, but many other things can cause someone to commit suicide. Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and eating disorders.

Your original statement was in fact a very broad generalization.

True. But all those disorders do not lead to suicide. Those disorders lead to lack of self esteem, difficulty in society, etc. which in turn leads to depression.

Also, I realize now that you are correct. My first comment was very broad. I didn't mean to offend anyone, or say something incorrect, it's just that I think very passionately about this topic. Hope I didn't get you angry.

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Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

Not a generalization at all in fact. People who commit suicide more often then not feel like they have no one, that life will never get better, that the only way to end the pain is to end their life. That is a symptom of depression commonly known as tunnel vision.

If suicide is not (more times then not) caused by depression, please explain to me why else someone would take their own life.

Well now you're changing what you said. Originally you said that everyone who commits suicide suffers from depression. Now you're saying more often than not. That is probably true, but many other things can cause someone to commit suicide. Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and eating disorders.

Your original statement was in fact a very broad generalization.

True. But all those disorders do not lead to suicide. Those disorders lead to lack of self esteem, difficulty in society, etc. which in turn leads to depression.

Also, I realize now that you are correct. My first comment was very broad. I didn't mean to offend anyone, or say something incorrect, it's just that I think very passionately about this topic. Hope I didn't get you angry.

Those disorders do lead to suicide, many times without depression as a proxy. A schizophrenic person may have no idea about what is going on around them, but commits suicide because a voice in the head told them to, not a result of a depression developing from not being able to fit in.

You didn't offend anyone, and you're seemingly relatively thoughtful compared to a majority of forum users.

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Botch wrote My father and I both suffer from depression, and when I say suffer, I mean it in the most literal way possible. If you can imagine never feeling truly happy, or feeling like killing yourself because of a small blunder, then you know what depression is like.

It's a very real disease, and claims more lives then you would know. Any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression, so take that into consideration.

Not any person who commits suicide is suffering from depression. It's bad to make sweeping generalizations like that.

Not a generalization at all in fact. People who commit suicide more often then not feel like they have no one, that life will never get better, that the only way to end the pain is to end their life. That is a symptom of depression commonly known as tunnel vision.

If suicide is not (more times then not) caused by depression, please explain to me why else someone would take their own life.

Well now you're changing what you said. Originally you said that everyone who commits suicide suffers from depression. Now you're saying more often than not. That is probably true, but many other things can cause someone to commit suicide. Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and eating disorders.

Your original statement was in fact a very broad generalization.

True. But all those disorders do not lead to suicide. Those disorders lead to lack of self esteem, difficulty in society, etc. which in turn leads to depression.

Also, I realize now that you are correct. My first comment was very broad. I didn't mean to offend anyone, or say something incorrect, it's just that I think very passionately about this topic. Hope I didn't get you angry.

Those disorders do lead to suicide, many times without depression as a proxy. A schizophrenic person may have no idea about what is going on around them, but commits suicide because a voice in the head told them to, not a result of a depression developing from not being able to fit in.

You didn't offend anyone, and you're seemingly relatively thoughtful compared to a majority of forum users.

Thank you for your compliment. Schizophrenia is not a common disorder, however, and although I did not mention it, when I posted my thoughts on this topic I was thinking of the majority of the population. Thank you for your insight, it was a well thought discussion on a serious topic, something that doesn't happen often.