[AppyPappy]

although I've never been in the situation where I seriously comtemplated taking my life.

Oddly, I thought everyone had considered it.

[Lazamataz]

Oddly, I thought everyone had considered it.

Everyone considered it odd.

[joesbucks]

Oddly, I thought everyone had considered it.

Really? I've never gone so far as to wish I was dead or comtemplate taking my life. I have been through periods where the future seems very dark and maybe that is the moral equivilant to what you thought.

[wimpycat]

I haven't. I've sometimes wondered in an academic sort of way what would be the best way to kill oneself, but I've never considered actually doing it. I've never felt so bad that I thought death was preferable. And it's not that I'm content all the time, or that nothing bad has happened in my life; far from it. It's just that I'm not so affected by life that I've ever thought death would make things better. I feel sorry for those who are genuinely overwhelmed by what life throws our way sometimes. You never know what goes on in some people's heads, even when they seem happy, or at least content.

Anxiety is my particular nemesis, which is closely linked to depression. I'm not clinical, but I have certain tendencies that run in my family. It's an almost constant struggle. You have to be conscious of the fact that you have certain vulnerabilities that other people don't have, and learn to avoid getting yourself worked up into a state.