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Originally Posted by Joely  Speaking as somebody who has worked in a psychiatric institution, apart from the people with extremely severe psychiatric disorders (such as schizophrenia), people who kill themselves do it very often feeling that their life is a burden on others and that by ending it, they are actually doing those people a favour. |
Yes in the past I have been somewhat depressed and then I really did feel like I was a burden on everyone who knew me- so I mostly avoided people to avoid spreading my misery around, would selectively spill my griefs knowing it was imposing on my listener and otherwise would try to act cheerful even when not feeling it... a big part of me being miserable was that I would feel guilty for not being happy and productive with everything I'd been given in life, with such a great loving family- like I had no excuse to be unhappy so I would feel really guilty and defective for it- becoming somewhat more selfish for awhile actually helped me feel better...
Now I'm mostly a happy person so I do try to spend time with my family and friends to spread around joy as much as I can... definitely counts on the plus side against the negatives of consuming exploitative products and funding wars...