There is an old joke about a passenger on a ship, very seasick, and a sailor comes along and cheerily informs him, "Don't worry, mate! Nobody's ever died of seasickness!" And the passenger replies, "Please. It's only the hope of dying that's keeping me alive."
That's how it is with us depressed and suicidal types. It's only the hope that we'll die, and therefore be spared the effort (and when you're depressed, *EVERYTHING* is an enormous effort), that keeps us from going through with suicide ...
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