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For many people, they often feel some great "loss of status," or that they've "lost their place in society." It goes back to what Darkman said about being able to live with something. And having one's entire social position torn out from under them can very quickly cause serious mental distress and become something the victim "cannot live with."

It's a similar reason to why people who are bullied can be susceptible to suicidal thoughts. It can come with the sensation that you have no place among your peers (who make up your immediate "society").