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Edited: 10/15/2009 12:05 PM by
Suicide is Illogical
Why is it so hard for people who are suicidal to see how unfair or illogical they're being?
Edited: 10/15/2009 12:08 PM by
Very good question!  The inability for suicidal people to think clearly or logically is a result of the mental illness that is affecting them.
 
Let me explain what I mean.

If you were experiencing a respiratory illness, you would not be able to breathe normally.  With a mental illness, you are not able to "think" normally.  Thinking patterns are typically distorted.  The meaning of their own and others' behaviors are interpreted inaccurately.

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