> I have had a TBI, thankfully I made a full recovery, but I am not at all sympathetic to the TBI-justifies-deathwish this article hints at.
I have two problems with this sentence.
You had TBI, that doesn’t mean you know everything about it though. Brains are complicated, and they can get injured in many different ways. I’m glad that you have recovered fully, maybe he was not so lucky?
The other is that the article doesn’t say that his TBI “justifies” a deathwish. Rather than it explains his behaviour. It also clearly puts into context that this is disputed by the subject himself, but the explanation is supported by the mother.
> This guy just seems like a reckless fool
That is I think a valid observation. But one can always look one layer deeper. What made him a reckless fool? This is what I believe the article is about.
> pursuing likes on Instagram out of some stubborn unwilligness to deal with his depression head on.
What does “dealing with depression head on” mean to you? As far as I know there is no one-size-fit-all solution for depression. There are many who gets better following standard care, but also many who do not. It sounds he tried therapy and possibly many other things. Maybe free soloing was his way of dealing with his depression head on?
Would you rather like him to be miserable but alive than feeling better but dead sooner than you think he should have died?
I have two problems with this sentence.
You had TBI, that doesn’t mean you know everything about it though. Brains are complicated, and they can get injured in many different ways. I’m glad that you have recovered fully, maybe he was not so lucky?
The other is that the article doesn’t say that his TBI “justifies” a deathwish. Rather than it explains his behaviour. It also clearly puts into context that this is disputed by the subject himself, but the explanation is supported by the mother.
> This guy just seems like a reckless fool
That is I think a valid observation. But one can always look one layer deeper. What made him a reckless fool? This is what I believe the article is about.
> pursuing likes on Instagram out of some stubborn unwilligness to deal with his depression head on.
What does “dealing with depression head on” mean to you? As far as I know there is no one-size-fit-all solution for depression. There are many who gets better following standard care, but also many who do not. It sounds he tried therapy and possibly many other things. Maybe free soloing was his way of dealing with his depression head on?
Would you rather like him to be miserable but alive than feeling better but dead sooner than you think he should have died?