We are only going by what the spouse is putting here and I can remember not to long ago when I was so wrapped up in my depression after a long manic high that had my husband done what some people say here, I may have ended it then and there.
I don't want a crappy piece of advice to be the catalyst to ending someones' life.
Serenity, I have the utmost respect for you. And I completely agree that people dealing with mental illness in their family should educate themselves *properly* and not be quick to take free advice (and/or diagnoses) from public forums.
But nobody is responsible for someone else's decision to end their life. No one.
As you are responding from your own experience, so am I. I got a call this morning about a family friend who took his own life at age 19. Now his parents not only have to deal with the loss, but all the "Was there something else we could have done?" questions and self-doubts that nobody should ever have to suffer through.
We are all here to help each other on the journey, but the only life we are responsible for is our own. We can't live if we are constantly walking on eggshells and second-guessing whether our every word and action might be a "catalyst" for tragedy.
IMHO.
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert
