Not convincing at all

Many people that killed themselves didn't look like they were going to.

True, there's the popularized "look" of the depressed person. But sometimes, in my experience, the most pathologically depressed person can be the most cheerful, bubbly people to be around. It's a valid way to deflect attention, almost to the extent where they can distract themselves from their depression.

Kinda like a sad drunk who just want the party to keep going until sunrise.

What I find non-convincing is the attitudes of all the people. Sure, some suicide cases only really need a moment to talk it out or hug it out, but somehow Collete's depression turned into an "I just needed friends" scenario. All of their issues got flushed down the drain by the power of friendship? That is my point contention.

It trivializes a serious problem. Not cool.

It might help somebody suicidal maybe, who has a hug-it-out problem. Maybe they can watch this and be like, "lemme get some friends up in here and go on a vacay," so that'd be good, but on the other hand, it's really disrespectful to everyone who doesn't have a hug-it-out problem. Eg. to someone who actually has an inoperable brain tumor. The so called "easy" excuse, that Potts went on to make mock of. This happens in real life. People have brain tumors and die from it.

Good acting, but it's all in bad taste if you ask me.




Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

Many people who top themselves do not look depressive.

Its that man again!!

A friend who's a psychologist told me that people in the farthest depths of despair are less likely to commit suicide (than those either not there yet or coming out of it) because they often don't have the energy to commit the act. Think about it: most suicide plans involve at least a little preparation, which is hard to follow through if you're totally despondent.

And of course, they talked each other "off the ledge" pretty quickly, so probably none were really ready to go.

I wondered whether Jess really would have made that headlong run off the roof if no one had been there to watch her. ;-)

Look at him -- sittin' on that stool like he's doin' it a favor.