Suicidal Depression Is A Social Problem

People often talk about why people give up, and commit suicide or attempt it. Usually people think that the person must be mentally ill or ‘depressed’. Which is why depression is such a freaking taboo word. Just the word depression puts people into a different category of being a ‘wuss’ or ‘sissy’. A category that is not used for diseases such as diabetes or heart disease. In fact, in the cultural paradigm of industrial wealth, people with a physical illness are thought of as warriors—even empathized and pampered for having the disease. But, there is tremendous social prejudice against depression. Yet, it is depression that leads a person to end their life.