Originally Posted by
Charliee 
I was just watching something on TV about someone considering suicide and everyone was astonished and upset and scared. My question is why were they were so surprised, hasn't everyone thought about suicide?
I was in a safe space recently at my university and this question came up--who has ever contemplated suicide? I was shocked that only about half of the 10 people present said yes. (I would have thought the same as you.). I think it's also very culture-bound--in some cultural groups it's very normal and in others it's so taboo people really don't let themselves think about it.