Lethal injection is incredibly painful. The first shot is a sedative so they don't scream and flop around.

You need to do a bit of research into depression.

you can take your medicalization of distress and shove it

He seems to be talking about depression, not distress m8. Not the same thing at all.

afaik it goes distress/trauma->anxiety->depression

depression as a mental health issue is a first world problem experienced by an entitled, whiny group of people that do not realize how good they have it

the very things that cause depression (biological susceptibilities aside) happen to everyone but most of us suck it up and deal with it instead of seeking treatments by a medical industry pandering to peoples imaginary illnesses

-edit, i'm aware that the fact that it can lead to suicide means it's not a trivial matter but i'm just having a reaaaal hard time understanding what people are depressed about to the point that they'd take their own lives when they've got it so damn good

This post was edited by duffman316 on May 20 2013 01:02pm

Usually depression does not have a focus. You are simply depressed.

there's no correlation between living in the first world and depression


the very things that cause schizophrenia (biological suspectibilities aside) happen to everyone but most of us suck it up and deal with it instead of seeking treatments by a medical industry pandering to peoples imaginary illnesses


well, that's easy to arrange, you'll just need to tamper with your brain in a way that'll leave you unable to feel anything positive at all

This post was edited by Gastly on May 20 2013 01:31pm

What about people who are depressed because they have such a bad life? Such as the dozens of people who commit suicide every hour in India?

This is just blatantly wrong, depression is a physiologically-based diagnosable neurological condition that requires treatment just as any other disease does.

to reiterate my lack of sympathy is for those that have it good yet turn to depression/suicide with no appreciation for the good things they have in life over less fortunate people who continue with their lives despite terrible living conditions

and coincidentally the suicide rates in india also line up with this
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/suicide-rates-in-india-are-highest-in-the-15-29-age-group-report-234986


this mirrors studies in the west which also show higher rates of suicide with higher levels of income - exception being unemployed folks who are at much higher risk