I just think we (as a society) could/should take a little more responsibility for making folks lives bearable.We should focus on supporting firmer ways to prevent suicide, like helping people contact professional help, supporting research and treatment of depression.
Saying that though,(I also believe) for a lot of depressed folk telling them things like you should talk to someone can be harmful because being told you need to talk to someone can/will induce emotions like guilt, responsibility etc, often at a time when that person (most likely) will be unable to deal with any added psychological burdens. Sometimes when folk are depressed or suicidal, the last thing they want to do is talk to someone, especially if they are the ones that have to do the reaching out.
My brain hurts
