Suicide?

[Brianfo]

Have you ever contemplated suicide? I have, I think about it everyday. I think my kids and wife would be better off without me. My wife is an absolute angel. She did not deserve to be stuck with me. I know that it's the right thing to do. But it's cowardly. I know for a fact that I am going to hell. I love my kids and wife so much, but I have not been a good father.

Originally Posted by NewChief

#2) This dipshit that I've somehow friended on Facebook who,

I assumed you were talking about me at first.

I always post pictures from world destinations saying "wish you were here". Tonight is Sydney.

[rico]

Originally Posted by NewChief

FWIW:

I've had two social networking suicide experiences recently.

#1) A guy I was good friends with in college in my druggie days. He was disturbed back then. Had been molested and other shit in his youth, and he would talk about it all the time when we were getting ****ed up. He was living in my town and looking more and more like a crazy street person in the last few years. On Facebook, though, he was all "Life is good, sitting in a hammock, drinking beer, chilling." He was always doing not shit, not working, and acting like he had the good life. Then he goes missing for a month. His corpse is recovered, hanged himself, in some isolated woods in the town. The irony here is that he always acted like he was living the life online, but he was actually depressed and sad as hell in real life.

#2) This dipshit that I've somehow friended on Facebook who, judging by our mutual friends, I went to high school with. I don't remember him AT ALL. He's entertaining, though, because he's a big Occupy Wall Street dude, and is always ranting about how he'll be in Town X, holding up a sign, come see him. Similar to case #1, he was always acting all jazzed on life and super into the OWS movement and all the good he was doing for our nation because of his involvement. Then things went south and he started live facebooking his suicide. Basically updating shit like, "The doctors are trying to pump my stomach now, why can't they just let me die?" and other crap. I, somehow, got involved and told him he was a cowardly piece of shit to kill himself and leave his children with the burden of a suicidal father. He's since "recovered" deleted all those facebook posts and is back to his chipper OWS ways.

The internet is ****ed up.

I had a similar experience to your #1.

One of the first friends I made when I got to college was this dude. He was one of the most respected kids on our college wrestling team in terms of work ethic. He was also very intelligent and socially, he was very popular with everyone. To make a long story short, he started getting a little strange when we were Juniors in college. He started talking to himself and even began making vile threats towards people. For the last 2 years of college, every one of his friends (and he had a ton) had abandoned him because he was getting to the point where he seemed so delusional that it was scaring people off. Only 2-3 people, including myself remained friends with him those last couple years. Honestly, it was one of the most stressful times of my life. I hated being friends with him because in the back of my mind, I knew what he was capable of.... which was this:

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/6960812.html

For those of you who didn't watch the video, he killed his step-mother before killing himself. Ironically, the mugshot used for him in the picture was taken a night when he was hanging out with me. He was all strung out on whatever and was driving 90-100 miles an hour on a curvey side road. I was the only passenger in the car, and to say that I was scared out of my mind is an understatement. After 5 minutes of him driving like a maniac on a dangerous road, I saw this sharp curve ahead of us and he didn't even attempt to make it. The road was going sharply to the left and he went straight ahead... which consisted of a steep ditch and a bluff. He drove his car straight into the bluff at 90 MPH. His car was totaled... the front of the car completely crunched in. Miraculously, I had a little bump on my elbow and he had a scrape on his forearm. When we maneuvered our way out of the car, there were a couple of elderly people sprinting down the road, telling us that they heard the collision from inside their house, 200-400 yards away. The first question they asked was, "how many people are dead?" They were shocked when we said, "0." They then told us that the cops had been called and my friend flipped out, saying that he was going to shoot them if they didn't get back on the phone and tell the police that it was a false report. The 2 elderly men were (presumably) shaken up by my friend's threats, they just stood there and mumbled for a few seconds. The cops were there a minute or so later. My friend was arrested for various charges. I was sent home. The next morning, I received a call from my friend telling me to pick him up from jail. I did so immediately and when I got there, he was all sorts of pissed off at me. He was pissed that I; didn't try to break him out of jail, that I didn't push his totaled, crunched up car out of the ditch so we could drive off, that I didn't "untotal" his car while he was in jail. As much as I tried explaining to him that I am not the Incredible Hulk and how silly breaking him out of the drunk tank would be, nothing was getting through to him.

I heard the news about how he murdered his step-mother before committing suicide on Easter Sunday (the day it happened). It is the strangest thing... I wasn't surprised of the news. I knew he was capable of doing something like that. Of course when something like that happens, it catches you off guard, but I can honestly say that other than being a bit wide-eyed for a few days, I wasn't totally surprised. Afterwards, I found out that he always kept a revolver in his backpack. I rarely ever saw him without his backpack. If I would have said the wrong thing to him just once in that 2 year phase, he could have tried to take me out.... in fact, I personally feel that he was trying to commit suicide when he crashed his car into the bluff. He didn't even attempt to make that turn... just stared straight ahead. Although I had some great times with that guy before his mental health started deteriorating, every time I think of him, I shudder. I get scared just thinking of him. I think the only reason I put up with his BS back then was because I was scared....knowing what he was capable of and all. I rarely have nightmares, but if I do.... this guy is somehow connected to the nightmare.

Like I said, I can go forever on this subject. This situation brought a lot of grief to this guy's father, mother, brothers and best friend. They all blamed themselves in one way or another. Father blamed himself for being too hard on him at times, mother blamed herself for not being there for him when she could have been, brothers blamed themselves for teasing him when they were growing up, best friend blaming himself for not being in town the day it happened..... no matter what the circumstances, nothing positive results from suicide.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

The guy should have the decency to stop back and give an update.

Why is that? Not everyone thinks that they need to give an update on ChiefsPlanet. I'm sure he is just sitting around all day and thinking, "I better tell the guys at ChiefsPlanet before they think ill of me".

I wholehearedly believe the guy isn't trying to fool anyone, or trolling. I do believe he thinks about suicide often. I also don't believe he was in the throes of a suicide attempt when he made the post. I'm leaning towards that he was embarrassed after he made the post and the police showing up at his door at 2 in the morning didn't help his embarrassment during a weak moment for him.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Least you could do since we saved your life is to vote for lewdog in the King of n00bs poll, brianfo.

lewdog is no doubt the man. Any Royals fans who voted for anyone other than lewdog are self-loathing sons of a window dresser.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I assumed you were talking about me at first.

I always post pictures from world destinations saying "wish you were here". Tonight is Sydney.

Reminds me of this:

http://peopleiwanttopunchinthethroat...greetings.html

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

Why is that? Not everyone thinks that they need to give an update on ChiefsPlanet. I'm sure he is just sitting around all day and thinking, "I better tell the guys at ChiefsPlanet before they think ill of me".

I wholehearedly believe the guy isn't trying to fool anyone, or trolling. I do believe he thinks about suicide often. I also don't believe he was in the throes of a suicide attempt when he made the post. I'm leaning towards that he was embarrassed after he made the post and the police showing up at his door at 2 in the morning didn't help his embarrassment during a weak moment for him.

I wouldn't have posted if he hadn't been monitoring the thread. I'm more thinking of those that tried to intervene for him.

If your theory is correct I'd hope he'd man up so he can continue to post here without ridicule. Just trying to give friendly advice.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

I wouldn't have posted if he hadn't been monitoring the thread. I'm more thinking of those that tried to intervene for him.

If your theory is correct I'd hope he'd man up so he can continue to post here without ridicule. Just trying to give friendly advice.

Maybe he is trying to hide from the ridicule. He already thinks less of himself, atleast judging from his post. Why would he open himself for the potential to feel any worse than he already does?

Who really knows though. I'm just trying to give an alternate viewpoint without demonizing the guy to death. As this place is sometimes known to do.

[Extra Point]

If this guy isn't lurking, he's done the deed, and let his family pick up the pieces. If he's gone, he's gone, and left his family in disgrace.

(Dude, if you're still around, great. Don't give your family an excuse to hate you, forever.)

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

Maybe he is trying to hide from the ridicule. He already thinks less of himself, atleast judging from his post. Why would he open himself for the potential to feel any worse than he already does?

Who really knows though. I'm just trying to give an alternate viewpoint without demonizing the guy to death. As this place is sometimes known to do.

And I'm just giving the guy advice how to dust himself off and come back here. If he wants to.

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

Maybe he is trying to hide from the ridicule.

[MahiMike]

I was separated from my family for the last 3 1/2 yrs. Sitting in a cold apt. w/no TV in a crummy little town. I too often contemplated this. But it finally got better. Now I get to spend every night w/my son.

The old saying, "you don't know what you have until it's gone", is so real.

Hang in there and realize there are billions of people worse off than yourself. It's all relative dude.

That said, get some help. Church may be the answer for you.

[Mr. Kotter]

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Anyone know anything....

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter

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Anyone know anything....

Newsflash....he's still alive.

[Mr. Kotter]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Newsflash....he's still alive.

THAT part I figured out....that or someone on his computer is a Planet fan too, I guess. Just wondering if anyone ever actually got any news or update.

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by Red Beans

****ed up indeed. A mask, so that some don't have to be themselves, so that people can get a respite from their everyday lives that seem to give them no joy. While I've got not grounds to make the judgement, I think that the ability to create this altered sense of self is rather unhealthy... Maybe I'm way off base. I don't know...

I see A LOT of "life is great" posts on facebook. I just don't buy it.