This subject is such a hard one. I really agree that a person should have the choice on how they live or do not live but even more as you mentioned, they need options and avenues they can explore that might lead them to choosing and feeling happy in life. There needs to be a lot more empathy and love towards others and less secrecy about things that we've deemed shameful.

My Grandmother needed help but the treatments she was given for what I think might have been post-partum depression were not at all compassionate (electric shock therapy). In the end she killed herself. It severely scarred her children, they never learned to live without the weight and sadness of this dragging them down. They didn't function well and as a result the offsping (including me) also have scars from this legacy. Because of how these things are kept secret and not discussed openly it just keeps bleeding down the track.

The story you shared broke my heart. This post choked me up quite a bit, You've presented such a compassionate and thoughtful perspective on such a difficult topic.