RE: Walk The Plank — FoodiesUnite

One of the potential problems we now have is comparing the conditions someone has to another, as if the people themselves are one to one.

For instance, One person can run up a flight of stairs, so why can't another person in a wheelchair? People go, that is obvious, they are in a wheelchair, their body can't do it - but the brain is also a physical organ and part of the body - what if the brain can't do it?

But whether rich or poor, the one who is depressed and thinks about finding peace, can find it in another place than death.

This is an assumption, isn't it? Maybe it is true, but maybe it is not. But regardless, for the person in the situation that can't see an alternative, it is irrelevant what other options there might be.

For example, you also mentioned euthanasia as an option, but have you ever looked at the cost of it? It is above most people's capabilities.

I mentioned euthanasia as an option in the case of a terminally ill person, towards the end, which would be very painful for the patient.
I never had the need (thank God) to inquire about the price of it, and I had nowhere, since it is not legal in my country.
I believe that there is more of a question of ethics and morality than price.
But yes, someone who has no money, how could he even think of such a thing...
He would die in the most excruciating pain or be drugged with painkillers.

As you wrote, if a person sees no other path than suicide to find his peace, I agree, it is very difficult to divert him from that path.
But such a person, if he shows the presence of depression, should be noticed and talked to.
Do not turn your head.
Because often they want to be noticed, asked, they want company and attention.

This is also the case with this friend of ours, who found attention in the presence of my sister. And my sister will do everything to get her out of depression and not to think of suicide.