I knew he killed himself however I went to a Christian grade school from 3 - 12 years old…

Dolphins are so much better at the empathy thing than us! I read that their concept of themselves is not separate from their concept of community, so they actually understand empathy!

And that's all I feel comfortable saying to a stranger on the internet. I am in the medical profession and my experience with mental health is very robust and my comments on the matter are valued.

I'm in the medical profession.

AH i thought about that! Idk if this was the creators of The Leftovers injecting their political/personal views or just knowing that would be a shocking/traumatic thing for someone to witness.

No, I get it!

It's okay, the internet is a shitty place to have discussions, and suicide is a very touchy subject.

If by "romanticizing" suicide, you mean painting people as empathetic figures who make a decision to kill themselves as a means to get out of despair, yes, I'm okay with it.

"Poisoning them with suicide"

You obviously meant to type to the wrong person and not me; I'm not the one who is criticizing people who commit suicide, the person I made a comment to is. I'm very sympathetic towards human despair.

So what about kids who suicide on their parents? Kids who suicide on their siblings?

A lot of medical professionals are terrible at asking for help, but their job is to help people. In real life, there is a lot of stigma about asking for help when you are a medical professional.

Yea, please don't speak about suicide victims, those who are suicidal. Please don't.

1. Everyone is self-centered. It is human nature to be concerned with yourself, your actions, and your world, so that's a moot point.

I watched the first two episodes and never got back in until recently.

Especially with The Leftovers motif of water and death. She's drank the kool-aid, in this case, the big, vast ocean. Man.

I want her to be alive, but I know she isn't.

Also!

I just binged the whole series and I'm so glad that I did so I could be part of this discussion. This was the best episode of this season.

Viola Davis. That's it. Lol