Katie Hurley på huffingtonpost.com skriver en väldigt stark och viktig text. Den är lång, så jag tänker inte delge er texten i sin helhet, utan plockar ut valda delar ur den. I texten får vi veta att Katies pappa har tagit livet av sig och det här är hennes reflektioner. Textens rubrik lyder (fritt översatt): "Självmord är ingen självisk handling":
I experienced endless waves of emotion in the days, weeks, months and even years following the loss of my father. The "what ifs" kept me up at night, causing me to float through each day in a state of perpetual exhaustion. What if I had answered the phone that night? Would the sound of my voice have changed his mind? Would he have done it at a later date, anyway? Survivor's guilt, indeed.
Yes, I experienced a range of emotions before making peace with the loss. But one thought that never ever (not even for one second) crossed my mind was this ill-informed opinion that suicide is selfish. Suicide is a lot of things, but selfish isn't one of them.
Suicide is a decision made out of desperation, hopelessness, isolation and loneliness. The black hole that is clinical depression is all-consuming. Feeling like a burden to loved ones, feeling like there is no way out, feeling trapped and feeling isolated are all common among people who suffer from depression.
Katie Hurley skriver också att det finns sätt att hjälpa. Hon menar att 50-75 procent av alla som funderar på självmord någon gång berättar det för omvärlden. Lyssna. Skapa ögonkontakt. Visa empati. Och var mänsklig.
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