My heart goes out to you

[Takumi]

I was talking to a friend about why people commit suicide.  Most of the time is the fact that they've been neglected by peers or their family members.  So in a way, doing something like this just their cry for attention or a cry for help (..rather, "people could of helped"). Yea, some people are discouraged to do anything. Sometimes, it's just something as simple as the people around them not asking the simple question, "Are you okay?" helps a lot. It usually lets them know someone cares or is concerned.

As much as we'd like to reverse things like that in hopes of handling things differently.  Just keep in mind, if a friend of  your's seems to be down, depressed, or what have you, don't hesitate to ask, "Hey, are you okay?" and offer an ear to listen. Really, it means a lot to people when you do that. I even had some friends who've been through depression and I would usually offer an open ear of concern to help. Although it may seem ineffective at times, but it's much better than them thinking absolutely NO ONE cares.

hell, even my own friends would ask me if something's wrong and lent their ears to talk about whatever I felt.  I mean, last year, I went through a really rough breakup, lost two jobs in one summer, and on top of that, people were talking shit about me behind my back.  I went insane and I couldn't get my life back together until my friends took the time to listen to me whine and bitch. So, with that said, I got my old job back, I'm doing well in school, and whatever problems I've had before is starting to go away.  Without pals who did care, I would have had a really hard time recovering from depression.