So yesterday morning my uncle killed himself. A little over 7 years ago, my 15 year old cousin, my uncle's son, killed himself. I can only assume my uncle's suicide was related to my cousin's. My family is distraught over the whole situation and I guess I just needed a place to vent.

Has anyone here been affected by suicide? I guess I could make it a poll to make it easier...

• My moms best friends boyfriend killed himself when she broke up with him.
  
• My class mates father killed himself when we were 8 years old.
  
• An aquaintence I played with a few summers killed himself on new years eve a couple of years ago, again because his girlfriend broke up with him (and that he was majorly drunk)

Not personally, but I know a few people who've had to deal with the suicides of people close to them.

I've only dealt with suicide attempts from people I know. It's scary but relieving when you see that the person has gotten away with a simple stomach pump (not to rub it in your face or anything).

Other than that, I did a research report on suicide in 7th grade. It's a very interesting subject.

EDIT: Oh yeah, one of my cousins killed himself by jumping in front of a train a few years ago. It struck me, but I didn't know him at all. I'd never seen him.

My father in 1999.

I've had suicidal tendencies in the past.

Step dad hung himself several years ago. Even if I knew him, I wouldn't have cared. As some members on here may know, I have a very strong hatred for suicide and the people who commit it. Won't go any further than that for obvious reasons. :shrug:

Two of my friends from high school have killed themselves since graduation. One thought her life was falling apart, and she left her one year old daughter with the grandma that evening, and killed herself parked in her car. The other was an excellent jazz saxophonist who wrote out his note and killed himself in his dorm room. They're very sad events.

Hmm no, never knew anyone who commited suicide.

My half-brother died in a car accident 5 years ago. The policemen who anolyzed the accident said he was driving way too fast. That's the closest thing I had to a suicide I suppose

Nope. Not that I know of.

Nope, nobody in the family done themselves in. Only time I recall was someone in high school, can't be bothered to remember. Still, I'm generally pro-choice when it comes to ending one's own earthly jaunt. People shouldn't be forced to walk this mudglobe if they don't wish to do so.

Not really no but a bloke on the other shift hung himself with dogs leash about 17 years ago

I've had 3 friends lost through suicide. 1 of which was accidental. Death doesn't phase me so much though, I was horribly suicidal myself for years.

My mom tried when I was about 15, not a very pleasant experience. Also In High School I knew a kid who shot himself in the head over a girlfriend, didn't know him too well, but I though it was kind of stupid killing himself over a girl.

Here in Australia, only around 3000 people a year commit suicide, out of a population of around 20 million. Suicide to me isn't really a sign of weakness (if that's what you imply), because if that were the case i feel the rate would be MUCH higher.

I'm not contemplating suicide, but i have lived all my life with CRIPPLING (and undiagnosed) mental illness, and i can tell you i'm truly in pain and sometimes in AGONY. Even though i can look all right on the outside, i spend some nights dissociating from EXTREME stress.

I just can't stand people saying that nothing's too bad to kill yourself over, because it just seems to be an opinion based on a narrow view of human existence.

EDIT: In answer to the OP's question, a friend of my dad, his son committed suicide by hanging himself underneath their house. I knew him all my life, but i avoided the funeral cause i have trouble dealing with people emotionally sometimes.

I don't know if this counts, but my grandfather who i never met, drank himself to death in front of his kids while his wife was living with her new boyfriend. I suppose suicide can take many forms.

My condolences to you and your family for your losses.



I was going to be marryied twelve years ago, to a wonderful woman. I was living here and she lived in Australia, and she decided she wanted to move to Europe, instead of me going to Oz.


A couple of weeks before the wedding I came home to find that she had bolted the door to the bedroom from the inside.
There was a note on the doorwarning not to enter. But I hardly listened to her anyway, so I bashed through the door, tore it off the frame I believe..,
and found her remains on the floor.

I carried a death wish for the years after that, literally.
Threw myself at every hellhole on the planet I could find, praying someone was skilled enough to take me down. No such luck.
So, very slowly I crawled out of it, with help from others.

This last year and a half I can happily state,

From you guys

My dad's step-dad shot himself not long after my grandma died. I don't think even my dad was very close with him so it didn't really hit anyone too hard. He was always really nice when I went to visit though, it's too bad that it came to that.

While you bring up a good point, I just have to say that I don't think there is truly any reason to just flat out kill yourself. Life is full of stress, but that can be countered against with many, many things. Like me, I used to think about suicide, but I went to games, I vented my frustrations onto the internet, I read books, etc. I think nearly every person that's ever committed suicide only did it because they either didn't look hard enough for that stress reliever or didn't want to find one. I can hardly understand the mindset of the latter, but the former just requires some calming down and experimentation. The only suicide I would be okay with is if death is already seen coming and it doesn't look pleasant, like being surrounded by hungry zombies. Picking the less painful way out would be a good idea.

Edit: And maybe something about my step dad's death did affect me, because his reason, in note form, was to "get back" at everyone for some unknown reason. I don't understand that at all. I also view suicide as almost an insult. What if my best friend killed himself? Would I be sad? Of course, but I'd also be mad as hell at him, because that, to me, shows that when it came to either asking someone close for help and getting through it together or taking the "easy" way out, he ultimately chose to emotionally scar me, his family, other friends, wife, and maybe kids if he had them, for the rest of our lives.

I'm sorry for your loss honey. Often it's hard to 'negotiate' your emotions during a suicide since your grief is often plagued with questions of why they did it.

I've known three people who committed suicide.

My work colleague's husband who had severe depression and mental illness. He jumped off a reservior.

My best friend's father killed himself when his company went under and left him in masses of debt. He left his wife and two children and since the life insurance didn't cover suicide, THEY'RE now in masses of debt.

When I was younger my mum's friend went out to the woods and poisoned himself in the car. Carbon monoxide poisoning? Is that right? Anyway, again left a wife and two little kids.

I'm sorry for what you went through.

I know personally that when i'm having my bad episodes, suicide seems to be the last thing on my mind, because i can't imagine facing oblivion (i don't really believe in an afterlife) with that pain with me. Ironically it's sometimes when suicidal people are feeling good that thoughts of suicide are more palatable to them, and the feeling of being loved really might have been what made your fiancee do what she did, if that makes you feel any better.

EDIT: This is me trying to be comforting, i have trouble with it sometimes.

Thanks buddy. It does actually
I have given it a place finally, and can -again- enjoy little things like the SNAFU with the new mods going on around here.


The big realisation was that any suicidal person, will eventually find there way, regardless of the people around them, because it's what they ultimately want, and end their lives.
She took her life for reasons that are fully valid to her, and no ones was going to tell her different, including me. of course, I never saw it coming, but still...

I just hope you and your family know, that there is no blame in this, no reason to beat yourselves up.
And yes, I know you will anyway, but it still helps to hear this. Everyone is at the end of the day responcible to choose for themselves whether they wish to live, or die.
We just pick up the pieces.

My sister-in-law, we looked like sisters too, more so than my real ones. The details don't matter, hundreds of people went to the funeral. She felt she was alone in the world.

I really impressed with your attitude, i think it's important to try and see ALL the sides to these tragedies.

Fixed.

On a serious note, my father when I was six.

I think that's a good note to end this thread on.

Please, if you're feeling troubled, talk to someone close to you, and/or a professional health expert like a doctor or helpline. The forums are good for general chit-chat but not the best place to discuss such sad and serious things. If you want to, you can always PM a moderator and we'll do our best to help.