I love/hate when this happens, we had another jumper in front a BART train today. AT MY STATION TOO!!
I like!
No thanks!
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Sharon said, (510 days ago)
You know - I was going to suggest the bridge too. Have you seen the documentary about it?
Deep-Fried Goodness said, (510 days ago)
If you're going to end it all, do it in the privacy of your own home and don't inconvenience me slightly with your horrible suicide-worthy distress.
le_sacre said, (510 days ago)
suicide is the result when pain completely exceeds tolerance. my compassion for people in those scenarios completely exceeds annoyance or misanthropy.
Naturelle Rivera said, (510 days ago)
I dont respect or sympathize with people who don't have respect for life.
Scapegrace said, (510 days ago)
It's so tempting though!
I swear every time I'm at the BART a little voice in my head says "I wonder what it would be like if you jumped in front of the train that you're 'sposed to get on?"
Of course I don't WANT to jump and smashed to bits and die but a tiny part of me is afraid that I might.
Scapegrace said, (510 days ago)
Grrrravel: Yes, and it's pretty clear that you've never been in a circumstance in which the thought of dying seems pretty cheerful as compared to living. Lucky you.
Some people are NOT that lucky.
My brother and a few friends have committed suicide, I know that they respected life and that they didn't want to hurt anybody. They could not help it. If they could have spared the people they loved pain I know they would have.
Naturelle Rivera said, (510 days ago)
Anyone can consciously make the decision not to hurt the people they care about by not killing themselves. If they didn't have a choice to live or die, then it would be homicide, not suicide.
And don't make any assumptions about me or my life or any circumstances I have been in. Those are things that you do not know.
Naturelle Rivera said, (510 days ago)
I have respect for people who are depressed and are courageous enough to face their demons.
Naturelle Rivera said, (510 days ago)
Fine. Jeez. You go to school for this stuff so I'll take your word for it on the technicalities and specifics of the disease.
My opinion, however, is still mine.
le_sacre said, (510 days ago)
in the most classic forms of clinical depression i'm familiar with, one's ability to reason logically is undermined by what's going on in your brain chemistry. under such circumstances, removing oneself from the world can seem like the most responsible thing to do ("they won't worry about me anymore"), or free of consequences ("people might be a little upset at first, but after a while they won't care--it doesn't matter") or simply unavoidable ("this pain is unbearable, and there's only one more thing i can think of that will make it stop").
i was going to write more but it was veering too sad for my taste at the moment. i mostly just wanted to point out that there's a strong cognitive disorder component to depression, and thus people "aren't themselves" when they're acutely suicidal--it's the disease that's to blame, not the person who happens to be suffering from it.
le_sacre said, (509 days ago)
@giu: likewise. three cheers for compassion, understanding, and psychiatry!
Oz said, (509 days ago)
I read a comment on a local blog... "Last thing I want to hear is the BART horn before I die... BOOP BOOP!!" I lol'ed out loud.
kmon said, (509 days ago)
Seriously Manuel, I think we're cool enough that I can say in this case, grow a heart.
Love it because if those who feel the need to off themselves, then let them, they are obvi unsafe for this world.
Hate because it kills everyones commute. This shut down the station for 2 hours and caused delays all over the system.
Next time, just jump off the fucking bridge.