[DonDavis]

I also think suicides are increasing due to a speading belief that it's "ok" to do it.
When I was a teenager, suicide was dumb.

Here's a question for the over 40 crowd. How much more often do you hear people say "I'll go out on MY terms. It's my life."? That mindset is quite often. Hunter Dumbass Thompson did it and people all over regarded him as a "hero". What a joke. IMO, he was weak and a quitter. Life got to be an "S" sandwich and he quit. It's the ultimate act of selfishness. Puts everyone close in a state of anguish and heartache.

I would guess that far more people doing it have less to do with war and more to do with "life is tough, I can't take it". Just look at the "mortgage thread". They get in an ARM and cry foul when it bites 'em in the ass. They signed paperwork telling 'em it could happen!

Oh, another thing, all those idiots doing ecstacy in the mid-late 90's are susceptible to severe depression. That drug screwed up their brain chemistry and now they don't feel emotions correctly. How many of our veterans did that prior to service?

Ugh. NOTHING is worth killing yourself.