In control of your emotions? Maybe not…
When people commit suicide we are often left wondering why. Why were they not able to control their emotions? Did they suffer from mental illness? It seems so “off balance” when someone takes their own life to the average healthy person. It seems like such a dramatic choice because most of the time there seems to be solutions to what appears to be short-term crises.
What if scientists told you that people who commit suicide don’t have the same responses as you or I do? That they have a different chemical makeup? That they can’t control their emotions. Would you believe it?
Would it surprise you?
In fact, that is what scientists are finding. They have identified an altered chemical state in one of the genes of people who have faced suicidal thoughts or actions. And what’s cool about this is one simple blood test in the future may be able to prevent such a horrific outcome by identifying the problem before it becomes a problem.
I am not surprised at all because I believe we are much more chemically and biologically controlled than any of us would believe.
Do you think you are in control of your body, or do you think your body controls you more than you realize?
Thank you so much for posting this. I think a lot of people don’t realize what a suicidal person deals with on a daily basis. Sometimes they are just tired of the pain, sometimes (as in my case), they truly feel like the world and those they love would be better off without them around. It infuriates me when people say suicide is a selfish act. I can only speak to my own feelings and experiences and in my attempts, it was because I honestly felt I was saving those I loved from the hassle of dealing with me.