Sitting on my hands. Insensitive comments on FB

I would sit on my hands because I don't think FB is the appropriate place to try and educate someone on the trials and tribulations of mental illness. We see it over and over again on here (or back at the original MB) tone and intentions of comments are taken WAY out of context. And confronting someone online will automatically put them in the defensive.

I would rather send a private message and ask to meet up in person to be able to talk things out without the muddy waters of the internet.

Here's why I don't sit on my hands. The suicide is selfish comment came up on a friend's page. I went a bit off on why it's not - and basically said either say something helpful or shut up. That friend messaged me that she has recently been diagnosed as bi-polar and has been suicidal. She said it made a different that I stood up without even knowing that she was dealing with this.

So in my world, if I make the difference in one person's world by speaking up, it makes enough of a difference for me. I don't expect that I changed that other person's mind, nor do I even care. He means nothing to me. But she does and know she knows she has one additional life line should she ever need it.

Speak up it matters.

Responding only to the OP.  I doubt seriously that the teacher spent two months bonding with his class "knowing" he was going to commit suicide at the end of those two months.

I would not sit on my hands.  I would respond by saying exactly to that clueless individual what I just posted here.

If the response ruffled the feathers of the person who said such an insensitive and judgmental thing in the first place, then tough.

When someone is being insensitive, ignorant, and/or judgmental, why should we feel we need to be silent just to avoid controversy, offending someone, whatever?

I have members of my extended family who struggle with depression.  One in particular is an individual who has, from time to time, given us concern that he might resort to suicide.  Does he expect to commit suicide on a day to day basis?  No.  It is a once in awhile thing that can happen unexpectedly when his meds aren't always working well enough to offset the depression.  We don't know why sometimes he does well on the meds, and sometimes not.

Depression is a very dark place. One should be very careful and err on the side of compassion. In some ways i envy people who are thoughtless and insensitive. Life seems easier for them.