those who suffer from depression are easily prone to committing suicide when even one thing important to them (regardless of if it seems insignificant to outsiders) goes wrong—which in phillip’s case is sahan not visiting him. in short, a popular term that is very suitable for this scenario is “final straw”, aka “the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation” (cambridge dictionary). yes, there were likely more reasonable decisions to make, but suicidal people at their breaking point tend to never see past: “if things don't go right for me this one last time, all i can do in response is kill myself”. “being cognitively inflexible prevents individuals from engaging in coping responses that facilitate effective problem solving during times of stress, leading to higher degrees of hopelessness and suicidal ideation” (NIH)
especially when you just returned to earth, only to realize you’ve fallen behind 10 years, it’d be difficult to reintegrate in life and accept all the changes. for example, veterans are at heightened risk for depression, anxiety, ptsd, etc because they struggle with returning and settling into society (NVHS). to be specific, they often have trouble with social/cultural disconnection, identity crisis, and employment barriers (NVHS). we can connect some of these things with phillip and understand that multiple factors led to phillip’s death, not just one little plan gone wrong. also random but either way, i have a feeling that phillip ending his life over sahan not visiting him suggests that he was already planning to kill himself AFTER their reunion. since sahan didn’t visit, he likely thought that there was no point in delaying the act.
reading this chapter and only thinking: “phillip is a stupid sad guy who killed himself over something minor” and “because of his impulsive action, others have to suffer the responsibility” isn’t right imo. it frames everything into one big picture and encourages false perception upon people struggling mentally. yes, the manhwa has yet to provide enough information on phillip, but an easy and better reaction to this chapter would be wishing phillip was more properly supported in terms of mental health recovery and safety. hope you learned new stuff bro thx for reading
those who suffer from depression are easily prone to committing suicide when even one thing important to them (regardless of if it seems insignificant to outsiders) goes wrong—which in phillip’s case is sahan not visiting him. in short, a popular term that is very suitable for this scenario is “final straw”, aka “the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation” (cambridge dictionary). yes, there were likely more reasonable decisions to make, but suicidal people at their breaking point tend to never see past: “if things don't go right for me this one last time, all i can do in response is kill myself”. “being cognitively inflexible prevents individuals from engaging in coping responses that facilitate effective problem solving during times of stress, leading to higher degrees of hopelessness and suicidal ideation” (NIH)
especially when you just returned to earth, only to realize you’ve fallen behind 10 years, it’d be difficult to reintegrate in life and accept all the changes. for example, veterans are at heightened risk for depression, anxiety, ptsd, etc because they struggle with returning and settling into society (NVHS). to be specific, they often have trouble with social/cultural disconnection, identity crisis, and employment barriers (NVHS). we can connect some of these things with phillip and understand that multiple factors led to phillip’s death, not just one little plan gone wrong. also random but either way, i have a feeling that phillip ending his life over sahan not visiting him suggests that he was already planning to kill himself AFTER their reunion. since sahan didn’t visit, he likely thought that there was no point in delaying the act.
reading this chapter and only thinking: “phillip is a stupid sad guy who killed himself over something minor” and “because of his impulsive action, others have to suffer the responsibility” isn’t right imo. it frames everything into one big picture and encourages false perception upon people struggling mentally. yes, the manhwa has yet to provide enough information on phillip, but an easy and better reaction to this chapter would be wishing phillip was more properly supported in terms of mental health recovery and safety. hope you learned new stuff bro thx for reading