My thought/question for today :: Robin Williams died yesterday. Seriously devastating stuff. The typical response to suicide is to label it as “selfish” – which definitely makes sense to me. On the other hand I’ve heard a lot of people respond in saying that suicide is not selfish, and that calling it selfish is a non-suicidal mind unfairly characterizing what is going on in a suicidal mind. I see validity in this as well, being that depression is a mental illness. In addition, I’ve heard from friends of mine that struggle with regular depression that depression is something that if you don’t struggle with, you really can’t understand it. I’ve never been clinically depressed, but definitely have had times in life where I’ve been super bummed and have felt it for several days – so the idea of being restless, down, and not wanting to leave the house isn’t completely foreign to me (or most of us for that matter). So the predicament in my head is, how much responsibility does the individual own? Does a person’s faulty judgment of himself/value legitimize something that hurts so many? In reality, we all feel or have felt(some more than others) a sense of guilt, shame, or lack of value – so does someone that is being treated for depression receive permission? Is there a spectrum and a point of accountability? I have some thoughts, but genuinely am curious. My worldview holds that our deepest need is spiritual and that we will all be in a state of unrest (even Christians) until we concede our heart, thoughts, actions to Jesus Christ. I get that not everyone believes that. I’d be curious to hear some “thoughtful” and “respectful/respectable” thoughts on the issue that isn’t reminiscent of most discussion boards ☺.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:32 +0000
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