Why do people only care about the wellbeing of others if they're suicidal/ once they're gone? You say you're depressed and they say they're concerned, but then it gets old to them. Pretty soon after, they stop checking in. It's like they forget the conversation ever happened.
And I see this with celebrities. They do something that is deemed 'wrong' (not talking ilegal, can be trivial stuff,) they get piled on by the public. They apologise, but still get abuse. Hardly anyone (celebrity friends or media) stick up for them. They say they're struggling and get named an 'attention seeker'. They then kill themselves and people say 'that's so sad.' The media starts publishing stories about how nice the person was, and how tragic it is that they took their own life, even though they likely massively contributed to that. There are thousands/ millions of messages from the public about how 'nice' they seemed and about how they didn't deserve the abuse they received on the back of their bad deed. It's a shame they didn't receive this support while they were alive.
I myself am not suicidal. But that is only because my child would be devastated if I were no longer here and I couldn't do that to them. I tell my family (who I'm not particularly close to, to be fair) that I feel I'm depressed, and they don't speak about it. It's been 4 weeks and no one has called me (I have tried with them but they're often busy and 'forget' to call back.) But if I didn't have a child, I would be suicidal. And then they would be all 'no, don't do that, we're here for you!' - and that's just selfish. To not do anything if your loved one is living in constant emotional pain, but act when you think it might impact you (like if they die) is extremely selfish.
Sorry, I needed a rant. Super depressed recently. Really struggling. Hope whoever is reading this is OK.
Thanks.
And I see this with celebrities. They do something that is deemed 'wrong' (not talking ilegal, can be trivial stuff,) they get piled on by the public. They apologise, but still get abuse. Hardly anyone (celebrity friends or media) stick up for them. They say they're struggling and get named an 'attention seeker'. They then kill themselves and people say 'that's so sad.' The media starts publishing stories about how nice the person was, and how tragic it is that they took their own life, even though they likely massively contributed to that. There are thousands/ millions of messages from the public about how 'nice' they seemed and about how they didn't deserve the abuse they received on the back of their bad deed. It's a shame they didn't receive this support while they were alive.
I myself am not suicidal. But that is only because my child would be devastated if I were no longer here and I couldn't do that to them. I tell my family (who I'm not particularly close to, to be fair) that I feel I'm depressed, and they don't speak about it. It's been 4 weeks and no one has called me (I have tried with them but they're often busy and 'forget' to call back.) But if I didn't have a child, I would be suicidal. And then they would be all 'no, don't do that, we're here for you!' - and that's just selfish. To not do anything if your loved one is living in constant emotional pain, but act when you think it might impact you (like if they die) is extremely selfish.
Sorry, I needed a rant. Super depressed recently. Really struggling. Hope whoever is reading this is OK.
Thanks.