The article “New Discoveries about Depression” by David Foster Wallace explains some crazy theories. A large percentage of psychology involves depression. For instance diseases like Depression, Bipolar, and PTSD involve depression. This article emphasizes on the view people who are depressed feel about Suicide.
Wallace mainly emphasizes on suicide. He talks about how for intensely depressed people, suicide isn’t killing themselves, it is more like setting themselves free of the pain they are feeling. Wallace states, “[…] it’s not killing themselves because they are already dead where it counts.” By saying this, David Foster Wallace thinks that we shouldn’t try to prevent suicide. He believes that by killing themselves, they are just being “orderly”
Wallace mainly emphasizes on suicide. He talks about how for intensely depressed people, suicide isn’t killing themselves, it is more like setting themselves free of the pain they are feeling. Wallace states, “[…] it’s not killing themselves because they are already dead where it counts.” By saying this, David Foster Wallace thinks that we shouldn’t try to prevent suicide. He believes that by killing themselves, they are just being “orderly”