I replied to a post which was basically saying mental illness is taboo. My reply was that suicide isn't about people wanting to, but that some people feel that there is no other choice but death to get rid of the pain. Somebody actually had the ignorance to say I "obviously don't suffer from mental illness" as not everyone feels that way. WRONG. I was diagnosed with depression 7 years ago. I KNOW what it feels like to want to kill yourself. In fact the only things keeping me alive are my mum, nephew and music. I know how intense the pain/loneliness gets. I have been on anti-depressants for 4 years and I still feel those intense moments of hopelessness. People need to wake the fuck up and get it into their heads that mental illness is just as real and serious as every other physical illness!! Stop telling those who suffer that there are people who are worse off out there. That only makes us feel guilt and in turn we feel even worse about ourselves. So PLEASE. Next time, think about what you're going to say about mental illness before you really hurt someone!