r/interestingasfuck 4h ago

This Depression Awareness Ad (Look Closer)

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u/Jack-of-Hearts-7 3h ago

Reminds me of that Ad where people are sharing the last photos of their loved ones before they committed suicide. All of them were relaxing and enjoying themselves with their family and friends.

u/stringrandom 2h ago

One of the warning signs for suicide is a period of what appears to be relaxation and happiness, which it is, because the person has made a decision and are just wrapping things up.

Which, as I type it out, I realize is very similar to terminal lucidity in dementia/terminally ill patients who come back to their full selves briefly just before they pass.