Midlife Suicides

depression, suicide February 19th, 2008

The Times and Researchers wonder why there’s been a spike in midlife suicides.

I don’t see what’s so hard to understand: the prospect of endless war, the specter of sudden unemployment and stingy/nonexistent unemployment benefits, fewer chances for retirement, life in a totalitarian police state, getting old without any kind of adequate healthcare, and the ongoing destruction of the natural world on the altar of corporate profits make me feel suicidal too. And if I didn’t have a young child I’m responsible for, I wouldn’t even think twice about it once I hit the age of 50.

One Response to “Midlife Suicides”

  1. somegirl Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    duh. i’m hoping i die before my money runs out, but if not, what other options do i have?

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