by "pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
Published 03/31/2017 at 16:26
by "pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
Published 03/31/2017 at 16:26
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This was extremely unfortunate to hear today. This is what I had to comment about it.
“Today’s incident further emphasized how suicide truly is not something to joke about, which should be taken to heart by all—including me.
To observe the relentless sobbing, to suffer from the depressing mood contained within the school walls... the matter was truly something to behold.
The anguish experienced by such a vast population exemplifies the selfishness of suicide, and how it is committed in vain.
To quote writer Malcolm Bosse, “let bygones be bygones”. That is, to say that what has been done is done, and cannot be changed.
Thus, we should all utilize this as a learning experience. If you are contemplating suicide, get help. Your world is filled with helpful people, who can benefit you for the better. I appreciate all of the efforts of my others to assist those affected by this horrifying situation.
To everyone, you are loved. You are cherished. Your existence, as it is, benefits the world through who you are.”
Photo of a Kia Stinger GT included, because cars = happy, at least for me.
"MPA" (MPA)
03/31/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 1
It sucks - I had a close friend that was my roommate kill himself almost 15 years ago, and 2 coworkers that have done it within the last 5 or 6 years. All 3 guys were smart, successful people, but they had whatever reasons I guess.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
03/31/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 6
Sorry to hear about your classmate. But suicide isn’t selfish. What IS selfish is people to expect others whose entire existence is pain to continue that painful existence so that those around them don’t have to grieve.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/31/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 9
Sorry for your loss. It’s extremely tragic when someone takes their own life as a result of psychological trauma. Having said that.
exemplifies the selfishness of suicide, and how it is committed in vain.
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Thus, we should all utilize this as a learning experience. If you are contemplating suicide, get help.
That’s not a good way to go about trying to prevent people from committing suicide. The last thing a suicidal individual needs to hear is that they’re selfish, and they need to go get help. It’s moreso up to a person’s friends and family to get them help when they see a pattern developing. Suicide isn’t a selfish act, it’s a desperate act.
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
03/31/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 1
I’ve known a few people commit suicide. The first one I met was a classmate who hung himself from the highest pine tree in his neighborhood. His gf broke up with him, so he decided to climb up the highest tree, and kill himself. Our bus when through his neighborhood, and we saw him hanging from the tree. He was too high up for them to get him, and had to call in someone ot get him.
The most recent was a buddy of mine who just got out of the army, and he died with a needle in his arm. He was a fun guy, but he was messed up from his pregnant wife cheating on him, and she didn’t know who was the father of the child. He found out it was his daughter a few months later and overdosed that afternoon. He said he was happy before he went.
"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
03/31/2017 at 16:51, STARS: 0
Thank you for putting it like this. I guess that the way I put it was too harsh and might rub people the wrong way.
"E92M3" (E46M3)
03/31/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 2
Anytime you’re feeling down, find some perspective. These ladies spend all day making 2-3, 5-mile roundtrip hikes, thru a jungle to get dirty, disease infested water for their family. They haven’t given up. See how good we have it?
"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
03/31/2017 at 16:55, STARS: 0
Point taken. My point was moreso that it was a matter that would hurt others as well as themselves, but it could be taken more harshly.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
03/31/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 1
School is just a small bubble that everyone eventually grows out of. Some people I knew would have benefited from remembering that—they took their social lives at school way too seriously.
RIP to your classmate—suicide is hard to swallow for the entire student body.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/31/2017 at 19:23, STARS: 1
jeez. my condolences to you.
"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
03/31/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 0
Yes. Thankfully, they are ramping up support staff for students who need help with coping with the situation.
"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
03/31/2017 at 20:30, STARS: 0
Thank you, pip bip!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
04/03/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 1
Damn. I’m sorry.
As far as “get help” goes, keep in mind that a person on the verge of committing suicide is more than likely chemically imbalanced in their brain and very literally not in their right mind. It’s imperative on all of us to keep close watch on our family and friends and act to help them when we know something’s not right with them.
"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja)
04/03/2017 at 20:47, STARS: 1
Thank you.
And yes, I concur. Personally, I do feel that writing “get help” was a little too direct and that I could have elaborated more, while not being as vague.
"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
04/16/2017 at 23:55, STARS: 1
Suicide is one of the few things I don’t joke about. Not that I’m offended if someone else does it, but it’s a little too real and personal for me to joke about. When I was in 12th grade, one of my classmates killed himself. It really blindsided everyone, so the school organized an assembly to start the conversation among students and staff about suicidal ideation and mental health. The school implemented this program called ‘yellow ribbon’. The basic idea was that there were these little yellow cards (like business cards) distributed to common areas of school buildings (classrooms, bathrooms, dormitories, hallways, etc.) and you could discreetly pick one up and, later, present it to someone if you were feeling suicidal and didn’t know how to ask for help. Like, literally, you didn’t even have to say anything. You could just pull someone aside (teacher, coach, nurse, counselor, etc.) and hand them one of the cards, and they would get in touch with one of the counselors to handle things from there. I ended up have to use one of those cards later in my 12th grade year, so in a way, it’s possible that my classmate’s death helped save my life; I’m not sure I would have found the courage to speak up and ask for help in my own words. All I had to do was see one of the nurses, hand her the card, and whisper, I need help. (Fortunately, that was many years ago, and I’m in a much better place now.)