It's how I handle things.

@cassie-1-2-3: I don't know you at all, and you probably dislike me because of our vastly differing opinions on all of these recent polls. But if you truly do handle things in such self-destructive ways, I am sincerely concerned on your behalf.

There's no need.

There is no set rule as to how someone must react to grief. Everyone copes in different ways.

It's her life but she shouldn't throw it away.

She didn't throw anything away.

I think it's silly to imply that potentially dangerous activities are unacceptable after breakups. Are recreational cliff diving, motorcycle riding, mountain climbing, sky diving, bungee jumping, driing, flying, crossing streets, handstands (all potentially dangerous activities) only acceptable prior to break ups? Afterwards, it's wrong?

I think it's better to do things that can be exciting and use up your energy, instead of being "safe" at home the whole time, only doing "safe" activities like sitting on the couch or laying in bed.

My point isn't that one shouldn't part take in such activities at all. It was more so that I personally don't think one should do such things out of sadness, for attention, or simply because of the break up. Of course it's okay to go sky diving post breaking up for fun, because it's a was meant for fun. If you know what I mean.

But anyways, it's her life she can do what she will with it.

As a kid, I went through some tough stuff that no kid should have to go through, but I never went into try-to-kill-myself-depression-mode. It's hard to go through something like that, but there are tons of worse situations, and this one in particular is one of a milder nature. Yes, it is hard at first, but you need to get on with your life: Get up, go through the day, go to sleep, and do it over and over again until it's just not as hard anymore..../:

Seeking thrills as a coping method is different from killing yourself.

it's not actually okay at all

I mean, if she's about that life then sure. She's still dumb as fuck.

It doesn't matter if it is Bella's life, we can still call her out on it just like we can call anyone else out on such behavior. That said, I am going to defend the point cassie-1-2-3 made. There is nothing wrong with going out and finding a risky behavior to break you from a depressed funk and there is nothing wrong with going out and participating in a risky behavior to keep you from going into a depressed funk. Some people need that rush honestly in order to keep out of depression.

However, I am also going to argue that Bella doesn't fit in this group of people and to list her with such a group is an insult to them. Despite the fact they take risks, they did something Bella did not. They took safety measures and learned about what they were doing before they even tried it. Bella fits into another group that seeks thrills only when they are depressed and that is not a good thing.

Who is this "they" you're talking about?

As in they I think she/he is referring to the people who part-take in risky behaviors to break themselves from depression.

Hmm, I guess,
Those are some awfully broad statements to make about such a broad, diverse group of people.

Well yea it may be Bella's life but she could have ended her life over in my opinion the stupidest thing ever a break up. And I'm not trying to offend anyone. I have gone through a break up before but I got a strong mentality it doesn't really affect me and I don't go all self-destructive I'm going to end my own life because of this one guy even though there are millions of guys in the world and i got a family and i have friends. so no that is the that is absolutely not the way to handle a breakup.

^ She wasn't trying to kill herself.

YES. SHE SHOULD'VE DIED!

^^ Yeah, she was trying to see Edward. Which in turn had the potential to kill her!