I'm not saying you're objectively wrong or anything. Just letting you know that a lot of your patients might be far more sensitive than yourself, and that certain comments might be viewed in a negative light by someone with depressive tendencies, low self esteem, or an ongoing mental health crisis. If you're already considering suicide, and you see, "well, normal people don't kill themselves," it makes you think, "well, I guess that puts me that much farther from a 'normal' person. I can't even live right. What's the point if I'm not normal anyways, and because of my history (since it's a history of mental illness we're talking about here, not ongoing mental illness) I never can be again." It's the hopelessness of the idea that gets me, that if you've got a history, you're never going to be normal, and that's just kind of mentally isolating. This is just my opinion though, and I'm conveying my feelings. Words are critical when dealing with the mentally ill, as they are often far more sensitive to criticism and perceived slights (depending on their particular ailment) than the general population.