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People joking about suicide and Mental issues- *possible TW
Past User
Definition of a mental mess and a certified lost cause :)Posts: 0 Just got here
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You don't come across as rude. Your frustrations are completely natural and I have also heard a lot of people use those words. I suppose it's a difficult situation because ultimately those people just aren't thinking how those words will be received by some of the people around them.
As much as those words may come across as offensive, and they seem very personal, they are not intended to hurt. Instead, speaking honestly those words are usually said from a position of ignorance. And there isn't really any reasoning with ignorance unfortunately.
I know this maybe isn't that helpful of a response, but have you read/listened/watched anything to do with stoicism? This short video on stoicism may explain a bit about what I mean
Anyway, let me know if this is not what you were meaning or if you have different views. It's a reality that a lot of us have to deal with so this thread will hopefully create some interesting discussion
This sounds really tricky and you don't come across as rude at all!
You mentioned your friend had struggled in the past and that understandably it was triggering for you. It's hard because they are your friend so you want to help them right! But sometimes we need to protect ourselves first. When I'm speaking to friends about topics that might be triggering I let them know if I'm in the right mindset to be able to help them, and I ask them the same. Something like this:
I hope that helps a little