I think maybe a certain rather spoiled rotten rock star doesn't understand is that depressed people should not be given sympathy, but should be understood as having a disease that needs treatment.
Yes the world is a rough place, or at least often is, but that is beside the point. Depression is a fatal disorder of brain chemistry not really well understood, for which some treatments do work. They need to get them.
About all an ordinary person can do when dealing with a depressed person who may well resist getting treatment because sometimes the disease works that way is physically interfere with suicide attempts, pay attention, and get legal hospitalization if possible if suicide is actually attempted.
I don't think sympathy or lack of sympathy do much either way, although a "get it over with, I'm tired of hearing you" is an immoral and probably criminal thing to say and may well be the thing that pushes over the edge.
Suicides that are not successful in an attempt are almost always glad they didn't succeed, even though in awhile they may try again.
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