WHY YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Most people mistake mental fortitude as a given constant within every human, particularly those they interact with. Which is why we are less guarded with the brand of words we use when we speak to people, and care less about the mental state of the person, or if he can be actually able to deal with what we say to them. How we say words are as important as the words we say too. A swiping remark, or the occasional barb might have as full on an effect as with blatantly locking horns in a full-scale war of words or launching a total tirade. It certainly is not confined to physical interactions and spreads to the digital realm and poses perhaps more dangers on that spectrum. A persons facial expression when shamed physically, could serve as a buffer or a deterrent from furthering down that line; this is largely absent in digital interactions and conversations. The screen is unmoving and cold, meaning you can’t see or feel firsthand the impact of your wayward comment underneath the picture of that plus-sized kid on Facebook.

But it hurts just the same!!! And perhaps more, due to the frequency and diversity of digital interactions. People interact with a lot more people through the social media meaning the chances are high that in a day, Peter probably read nine other comments from nine other people who were as uncouth and as insensitive as you. And he sulks for the rest of the day, similar comments pop up the next, self esteem becomes lower, it builds, in sets depression and you suddenly wonder where it went horribly wrong.

People ain’t so tough; our emotions are a fundamental part of our human composition and often get the better of us. Watch what you say and how you say it to people anywhere, and learn to also apologize instantly. Check out words which are considered offensive and take them off your daily usage! Be courteous and considerate, all it takes is a trigger to set the cycle towards suicide in motion.

As code, a tweaked version of the golden rule should suffice for starters: “Say unto others what you’ll be okay with them saying to you”, and as you advance try to consider the most rational way such a person would interpret the words you say to him or which you type under that feed.

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