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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (33 children)

"I can't, because of my hand. My hand hurts so much. Life sucks because of this hand."

"You should go to a doctor to show your hand"

"No! It won't help anything! And it costs money. And I don't know how to or want to anyway."

I've seen that too, where the person doesn't want to actually even try to help themselves.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Which of course is a symptom.

“My leg is broken” “Then walk to the hospital, duh” “I can’t, my leg is broken” “Why are you choosing to live in pain?!”

[–] uid0gid0 7 points 5 days ago

Then you carry them to the hospital and they don't want to get treatment but they sure as hell want you to keep carrying them around. Been in that situation and it really sucks.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

"Well you could call a taxi"

"I don't know how to besides it costs money and time..."

"Well fine, I could drive you"

"No I got other stuff to do."

"Just give me a time and I'll do it"

"I don't know when ugh..."

At that point people will just stop trying since it's always the same wall.

[–] samus12345 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But they saw it was a serious matter and tried. The people in the comic haven't even reached that point yet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It could've happened before this

[–] samus12345 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Their comments don't make it seem so. Nobody says they've tried to help him, only that he should get over it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

In the real life discussions I never have or heard about the prior times as trying to give advice either

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

A therapists saying about behaviors like this is "then the suffering isn't big enough yet."

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