This TED talk about the suicides on the Golden Gate bridge was definitely an eye opener! People who are depressed can easily decide to show their true emotions or simply hide them. Not only is it hard to tell if someone is having suicidal thoughts, but when someone is it is hard to convince them otherwise like Kevin says in this video. Everyone is different, they having different reactions to different things. This makes it hard to try and understand why one could contemplate their life. It also makes it hard for us to know what to say to try to convince them that committing suicide is not the way to go. I believe that is why Kevin says we should listen instead of trying to persuade
