Can’t clop when you’re dead, so that’s a good reason to stay alive.

the bright side of the dark side…..Anyone else know what im refering to?

@Prismwind
Artist here.
Just so you know, it is my best friend that keeps me from killing myself. And yes, loneliness can be greatly alleviated by the magic of friendship — or romance, camaraderie, family, etc, depending on personal preference.

@Minus
Okay, just so you know, it WAS my coltfriend that kept me from killing myself on more than one occasion. And if the problem is actually loneliness, then yes, someone being there for you CAN help a great deal.

Not everyone’s depression is the same. I was just saying, if it’s clopping that keeps her living from day to day, the problem might actually be loneliness and needing somepony there with her. Someone actually giving a shit helps a lot, or at least it did for me. And I’m still with my coltfriend too. A partner DID change things for me.

I can’t say for you, maybe a partner wasn’t what you actually needed. But for me at least, it was. It’s worth trying, and it’s worth caring, and saying "It will never help" is only going to condemn those who it WOULD have helped and scare others away from being with someone that suffers from depression. And being rejected like that can only make things worse.

People actually think a girlfriend is gonna help? Such nonsense is the cause of suicide. People grow up thinking that until they have a partner, they are incomplete as a person. I tried going out with someone who was depressed almost fully for the reason that they were single. It didn’t work out at all and made things worse.

Either life is too shitty to bear, or it’s not. A partner does not change anything. Love isn’t enough. I just want to be a nice place. That’s what would make me happy again. But no such place exists.

@Prismwind
I see. Though I wonder, what would one be getting into by getting into a relationship with someone who’s depressed? Knowing myself I’d try to be the caregiver.

@SunBurn
It isn’t. I should know. I’m just saying, if clopping is what’s keeping her from killing herself maybe she’s really lonely and a significant other would help.

@Prismwind
How easy do you think it is for someone who’s depressed to get a colt- or marefriend?

hmmm… why does this give me the thought that maybe if she had a marefriend or coltfriend living with her she’d be looking forward to the next day more…

@Background Pony #AF88
She is not trying to commit suicide. She is trying to live another day by looking forward to her next clopping session.

What is she trying to commit suicide with? The shower water? By drowning?

Good point

Wat?

That’s right: look at the bright side.