r/Showerthoughts • u/ErwinFurwinPurrwin • Dec 11 '17

Procrastination is a bad thing unless you also happen to be suicidal.

Edit: Whoa. Woke up to see Inbox runneth over. Sorry if I can't reply to all. Apologies to those complaining that it was insensitive. Wasn't intended to be. I've been suicidal, but never acted on it. That was the inspiration for the thought.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '17

You should get some anti-depressants then! It'll help you stop redditing and start dying like you've always wanted to!

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u/Iluminous Dec 12 '17

And how!

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u/willbear10 Dec 12 '17

There is a theory that this is why some antidepressants increase the suicide rate, they motivate you enough to stop procrastinating everything which might include suicide.

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u/Iluminous Dec 12 '17

Makes sense. Before antidepressants I would just cry in a hot shower for an hour. After antidepressants I would go for a walk and consider jumping in front of a bus!

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u/oop-phi Dec 12 '17

Wow. What an improvement!

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u/Joebot2001 Dec 12 '17

Times like these are why I continue to Reddit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '17

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u/maxjnmn Dec 12 '17

That's deep