The Urge to End It [NY Times]

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By SCOTT ANDERSON
Published: July 6, 2008
Is suicide the deadly result of a deep psychological condition — or a fleeting impulse brought on by opportunity?

“What was immediately apparent,” Rosen recounted, “was that none of them had truly wanted to die. They had wanted their inner pain to stop; they wanted some measure of relief; and this was the only answer they could find. They were in spiritual agony, and they sought a physical solution.”

If more people understood the truth of that statement, there would be more compassion for people who have experienced suicidal thoughts and/or attempts.

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If you like reading about how people think about suicide, naamah_darling has written some very interesting pieces on that in her LJ. She battles bipolar and has some really interesting perspective on it.