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Suicide Note
July 18, 2008As I was attempting to cram for my Abnormal Psych quiz yesterday, my book opened to the page about depression and suicide (classmates, p.262 of our book). On the side of the page was Virginia Woolf’s suicide note, addressed to her husband. It just struck me how the letter contained very intense emotions. I can’t find the proper words to describe my reaction and to say what I want to say.
I wrote a copy of the letter here. Read it and allow yourself to be immersed in it. Let it sink in, and allow yourself to feel. Yes, just feel.
Dearest,
I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can’t go through another of those terrible times. And I shan’t recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can’t concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don’t think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I can’t fight it any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can’t even write this properly. I can’t read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can’t go on spoiling your life any longer I don’t think two people could have been happier than we have been.
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Those made me teary! Especially the underlined one, OUCH! =(
Posted by crazyinsane at July 19, 2008, 4:15 pmI was just wondering, she really loves her husband. So why not make a simple love letter than a suicide note? Well, I guess she really has her reasons.
Posted by Facts at July 20, 2008, 8:52 amI guess it’s double purpose? a love letter while at the same time saying goodbye. Such a sad letter.
Posted by crazyinsane at July 30, 2008, 8:17 pm(Hi 
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Oh, mannn. Too sad.
Her suicide note doubled as a love letter, I think. Her final love letter! *wails*
I can’t imagine emotions intense enough for someone to decide to take his/her own life, and especially despite being happy & in love. 
It was a sacrifice, methinks. She’s happy but she realized that her husband can have a better life without her.
hi… the letter is so sad…:( i think she don’t want his husband to suffer that’s why she’s letting go of him… btw, nice blog…Ü
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