A typical symptom of depression and one often depicted as a telltale sign of depression or a low state of bipolar disorder is that of having dark thoughts. The term is broad however because the darkness depends on the individual. They could be recurring thoughts of death or suicide, depressing images with unpleasant themes running around in your head constantly. It's not easy to shake this kind of thing out of one's head. The thought of having these thoughts forever is not a pretty one and leads to thinking that there may be an easier way to stop it all. Someone in this situation needs a lot of care and compassion and assistance to take the right steps towards a lighter way of thinking.

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