Perceived Burdens

Being welcomed rather than managed can contradict the belief that one's existence is unbearable to others. One clinical anecdote presents relief as coming from being experienced as welcome rather than burdensome. A suicidal adolescent may test whether others can be with them without panic, disgust, impatience, or exhaustion. Suicidal people may believe they are a burden to everyone around them. Patients described physical symptoms, complications, lifestyle restrictions, and economic burdens after surgery. Lifestyle restrictions became salient when eating valued foods became difficult or frightening. Economic burden included supplement costs, medical care, and employment disruption. Persistent or severe complications had a stronger negative effect than mild or temporary symptoms.