This topic is extremely close to people. Most, if not all people know someone who has been affected or have been affected themselves by suicide and depression. So anyone who is insulting, condescending, or otherwise an asshat will be reported. You have been warned.
My questions are pretty much broken into two parts -
1. Do you think depression is a big problem, or something that isn't really all that bad?
2. Do you think people who want to commit suicide should have the right to refuse mandatory treatment that could save their lives?
Share your thoughts, feelings, soliloquies, anecdotes, stories etc, etc.
Me, personally, I have gone through a heavy bout of depression. It was the hardest thing in the world to get out of. It feels like climbing a mountain that never ends and you have no hope or energy to try. I think depression is a huge problem, but people suffer it in different degrees, while someone may be depressed to the point of hurting themselves, others just may have a lack of energy or just slightly more sad at times. Either way, it is a serious issue. As for the next question, I feel like they should not have the choice, because even when I was suicidal, and I was forced into a place, I still wanted to die. But it helped me, and now that I am out of it, I realize it would've sucked had I died. Even though my life isn't a field of daisies, I still enjoy things a lot more. And especially after solving my issue with religion and coming to terms with issues in my family, I really feel I would've made a gigantic mistake had I committed suicide. So I feel mandatory treatment, even if it seems awful at the time, should be allowed.
If you read my wall of text no jutsu, thanks, lol.