User blog comment:Jack Goldwrecker./Amanda Todd/@comment-3112181-20121016025821/@comment-3503368-20121016032215

I agree with this statement wholeheartedly.

I just wish people would not condemn/insult those who have done/survived it... Whether it is fatal or not, it is a mistake. People should not assume the person was an idiot simply because they were overwhelmed and made a (very big) mistake. However, that does not excuse the person who made said mistake; they should not have given up completely. What's done is done, though, and it is their job to learn from the experience, not someone else's job to jeer at them for it.

I know that as a direct result of my incident, I've grown into a strong character, more willing to fight for myself than I ever could have been prior to it. It changed my entire perspective on life, because there is absolutely nothing like believing you are going to die. Wishing you could, imagining it... Nothing parallels the real deal. I will never, no matter the circumstances, let myself go down that road again... and even though I wasn't thinking clearly and made that mistake, in some ways I don't regret it at all.

Not to say any of you should try it to get personal enlightenment. Please don't xD