Posted by Ted on August 6, 2001, at 16:49:05
Does anyone else have this problem?
Whenever I hear a news story about someone with any mental illness, especially a popular, well-liked, young person, who dies by their own hand I get very sad and depressed myself. About 3 weeks ago, a Stanford Univ student went missing. A determined search took place for a couple of weeks with no results. Last Saturday she was found in the nearby mountains dead of apparent suicide.
I don't know these people. I live in a large metropolitan area and murders and fatal accidents happen all the time. They don't bother me. But when it is a suicide, I feel a certain closeness and sadness for them and their family.
Does anyone else feel this way?
Ted
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