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In reply to the discussion: Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why? [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)"Instead, compared with their parents generation, boomers have higher rates of obesity, prescription and illicit drug abuse, alcoholism, divorce, depression and mental disorders. As they age, many add to that list chronic illness, disabilities and the strains of caring for their parents and for adult children who still depend on them financially."
I don't think it is always about the "support" being removed; sometimes, if you have spent your life as a self-entitled asshole, people don't want to be around you (and you end up "estranged" with no one to care for or about you).
Suicide is a selfish choice. I understand that the people who use it just want the pain to end, and sometimes even think it will be easier on everyone else, but they are WRONG.
I also think the deficiency issues (especially those caused by the lack of nutrients in our food supply) are *really* impacting people in a lot of different ways.
This is such a sad story.