Have you ever known anyone who committed suicide?

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Twixie

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Many years ago I knew a couple..I never knew they were unhappy...eventually she ran off with another man..

He was gutted..I tried to talk to him..he phoned me up all times of the night and day..saying he was going to hang himself..I would talk him out of it and it would be OK until the next day..He was still deeply in love with her..

One day..my 2 babies were suffering with the flu..and when he phoned I simply said ''Can I call you back in 5 mins..my babies are sick..I will be right back''

During that time, he got a rope, went into the garage, and hung himself....

That was 30 years ago..and I still feel guilty..

It was like trying to save a drowning person..he'd jumped on my back..and I had to swim for both of us..otherwise we both went under!
 

Yes, unfortunately, I have known quite a few. My uncle for one. Others took their own lives because they had contracted
some form of cancer and just couldn't live with it. One was a woman who lived down the street. The others were men.
Two were by carbon monoxide (garden hose in the exhaust pipe of the (engine running car) in the closed garage.
The others were gunshots to their chests.
 
I couldn't have done anymore..Blimey Falcon, you've known a lot of them..

The only number of people in that category I have known, was when I was a kid..men used to gas themselves on a regular basis in our street..by sticking their heads in the gas oven..(carbon monoxide)..

The gas was on a meter..you put 10p in..if the gas ran out because of lack of funds..they were revived..and were an object of ridicule for the rest of their lives!!
 

This person was not a member of my family..I tried as hard as I could..It was like he was going to do it anyway...and no-one could stop him....
 
Twixie said:
Wow SifuPhil!

How did you handle it?

Did you expect it/complete surprise?
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Well, the first one, my uncle, happened when I was 7, so yes, it was a surprise. The second, my brother, I knew it was coming so it was a bit less of a shock.

As for my friends ... well, it was the road they chose.

I handled them the way I always have - a philosophical outlook and a large pepperoni pizza.
 
A friend , hung himself last month, he's out of pain now. I think about it a lot, its hard being afraid to die , then being afraid to live,
 
The son of an acquaintance of ours committed suicide, I believe. My male cousin (early 30s) was found dead in his apartment a couple of years ago, I am not sure what the result of the inquest was. But the idiot had been taking illegal drugs so deserved his fate, imo!
 
I had a friend that seemed to have everything in the world going for her. She was pretty, smart, the only female manager in a big company in Portland, she could bake & cook without ever measuring a thing. A group of us did a lot of activities together, like camping etc. One time she rode up with me, and we visited a lot of course. She told me then "Denise, sometimes I just feel like putting a gun to my head". I wasn't shocked because she often mentioned it. She said she had a brother that committed suicide, and she believed she was destined to do the same.

I remember telling her how much we would miss her if she did that, and her folks, because they had already lost one child. I don't know if that was right or wrong to say to her. I do know it was not my fault, it was her choice. I had headed for church (no laughing, I did attend church for 30 years) and when I got there some friends were out front. One said "well, she finally did it" and I asked who what? He said Angela shot herself in the head. Even though she talked about it, I still couldn't believe she did it. I struggle with things, but I just don't have what it takes to off myself I guess. I still miss her.
 
Falcon said:
Yes, unfortunately, I have known quite a few. My uncle for one. Others took their own lives because they had contracted
some form of cancer and just couldn't live with it. One was a woman who lived down the street. The others were men.
Two were by carbon monoxide (garden hose in the exhaust pipe of the (engine running car) in the closed garage.
The others were gunshots to their chests.
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Good stories to trot out in the assisted suicide argument. Must have been awful for their families to find them like that.
 
Justme said:
The son of an acquaintance of ours committed suicide, I believe. My male cousin (early 30s) was found dead in his apartment a couple of years ago, I am not sure what the result of the inquest was. But the idiot had been taking illegal drugs so deserved his fate, imo!
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Nobody deserves to be so unhappy that they resort to this. It's a tragedy.
 
Yes, I know of about 6 who did this. So very sad. All men, and in all cases because of depression. Not my family thank goodness, but neighbours and people I knew slightly., From drowning, gassing, and hanging. Awful and so tragic.
 
nwlady said:
... I struggle with things, but I just don't have what it takes to off myself I guess ...
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The one thing I've learned about suicide is that you never know if you're capable of it until your last day. The pain, whether psychological or physiological, can just become overwhelming.
 
SifuPhil said:
The one thing I've learned about suicide is that you never know if you're capable of it until your last day. The pain, whether psychological or physiological, can just become overwhelming.
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I would have to agree with that, I believe it to be true. We never know unless we get to a point where we realize we can't handle it. Plus, when death is way more inviting then living.
 
oakapple said:
Aye indeed! Do you have Scottish [or Yorkshire] ancestry by any chance?! Aye lass, as my Grandad used to say.
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No, just a lot of years portraying pirates at Renaissance festivals. It becomes part of one's everyday speech after a while.
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We knew it was for Phil, sometimes he even goes "aye, aye, aye'yai'yai" LOL!!
 

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