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Novakru: I agree with you on what you brought up 100%. Suicide is a product of fear and often the belief that nothing lay ahead anyhow and a lot of people don't get the luxury of seeing what they could have, or recieving a moment's compassion. There were times when I was quite resolute about dying, but a little casual friendliness or a phone call from an old friend would be enough to stop me. Sadly, depression is considered a social aberration nowadays. It makes you "emo", a goth, a pussy, a lunatic. The norm is somewhere between joy and apathy. I think it's important that people just treat each other a little more decently, particularly if somebody looks or seems like they're at the edge of their rope. Idiots also never think that the kid they throw a rock at might come to school the next day with an SMG. In general, I think people need to be less naive and stupid in regards to mental illness. After all, without mentally ill people, we'd have very little of the cultural or literary backbone of our society. And softball might not manage to accomplish these changes in attitude I recommend.
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