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re: Online blogger and dietician posts suicide note to her blog, then hangs herself
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:24 pm to Lsupimp
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:24 pm to Lsupimp
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So the question is, How do we give our Life meaning ? And that is what each of us has a responsibility to explore. You may do it through the depth of your relationships, I may do it in prayer and contemplation. But we seek meaning by having a sense of purpose. We are in service to something greater than ourselves. The point is, we can approach it differently, as athiests or Hindus, but we have to grapple with what it is that gives our lives Meaning.
Exactly. The meaning of life is meaning in your life.
Some turn all Nihilistic and angsty about the idea of there being no inherent meaning to life. But I prefer to think of it as a blessing. Otherwise everybody would be working toward one common goal if there were an agreed upon meaning to life. There would be no unique cultures, music, art, etc. Because life would be dedicated to that one sole purpose.
It's not a burden. It's an opportunity to create your own meaning and unique existence.
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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nah, atheists believe there is no God(s)
I don't want to keep derailing this thread. I disagree with yall and that's it
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:26 pm to oleheat
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That is just bizarre. She lists all the things she loves about life- and then ends her life?
That's the thing about depression. Even the sum of all the happiness in life just isn't enough to overcome the emptiness inside.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:27 pm to toosleaux
It's a tragedy when this happens and mostly because of a brain disorder, but her list is of nothing but material and superficiity. Very little meaningful "stuff." Mom and dad get scant mention at the end but I suspect they were the start.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:28 pm to fr33manator
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Redhead
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:29 pm to Jake88
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but her list is of nothing but material and superficiity.
Yep, it's very strange.
I suppose she thought those things were supposed to make her happy, and didn't.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:34 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I suppose she thought those things were supposed to make her happy, and didn't.
Being an online personality, I imagine that she was also flooded daily with comments about how incredible her life must be with all of these things in it and how they'd love to be her.
That sort of thing can lead to someone that's depressed thinking "Everyone thinks my life is incredible with all of these things...but I'm miserable. How could it possibly get any better if everyone else's life seems to be worse?".
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:34 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I suppose she thought those things were supposed to make her happy, and didn't.
Yep.
I think she tried to find true joy in eating and traveling to fill the void she had inside. Doesn't seem she was able to connect with people and develop any meaningful relationships.
The mama comment at the end was so rough.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:39 pm to HogX
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How could it possibly get any better if everyone else's life seems to be worse?".
High achievers and perfectionists fear failure. You hear stories all the time about young people who have everything going their way, and decide to check out.
People living charmed lives never learn how do deal with the idea that they will someday experience failure. They also don't know how to deal with adversity as well.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:45 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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People living charmed lives never learn how do deal with the idea that they will someday experience failure. They also don't know how to deal with adversity as well.
I agree with that. I've always been curious as to what the depression rate would look like if you compared folks that were struggling to survive during the dust bowl in the 30's vs people that live in modern luxury. I'd imagine it would be much higher for those in modern day society.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:49 pm to HogX
A lot of modern depression in young people comes from constantly comparing themselves to others on social media as well.
You only see the best of others and what they want you to see on social media. Its not realistic, yet it has young people trying to compare themselves to it.
Very sad.
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Meaning, I wonder what suicide rates would be like during periods like The Great Depression if people were following the Rockefeller and Carnegie children on instagram.
You only see the best of others and what they want you to see on social media. Its not realistic, yet it has young people trying to compare themselves to it.
Very sad.
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Meaning, I wonder what suicide rates would be like during periods like The Great Depression if people were following the Rockefeller and Carnegie children on instagram.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:49 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Doesn't seem she was able to connect with people and develop any meaningful relationships.
Which makes sense for her to post this note on her blog. That seemed to be her only means of connecting at all.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:52 pm to toosleaux
She killed herself because her baseline is an introvert?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:54 pm to TheCaterpillar
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A lot of modern depression in young people comes from constantly comparing themselves to others on social media as well.
I think that's a huge contributor as well.
I've seen the 5% rule mentioned with social media. People generally put the top 5% of their life on social media. That creates an illusion that they are always doing amazing things and enjoying life while yours is boring and mundane. You don't see the other 95% that is exactly like yours.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:54 pm to nvasil1
The "I'm really sorry mama." line hurts my heart. Being a father, I truly hope if one of my children was hurting like this, I would know. Would I know the signs? If they had great jobs, an active online blog, and otherwise seemed happy, would I know they were hurting so badly? She says she had written this over and over for a decade.....10 years, at least, of this pain. "I'm really sorry mama" is going to haunt me for a long time.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:10 pm to toosleaux
There are a few things that get to me and reading a suicide letter is one of them (although I have never read one from someone I know).
You really never know what's going through someone's head.
You really never know what's going through someone's head.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:25 pm to Diseasefreeforall
They say time heals all wounds, but I find that to be rather just bullshite. Death heals all your wounds, and maybe she saw this as her only escape.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:27 pm to dawgsjlw
Death doesn’t heal shite
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:30 pm to toosleaux
Damn that's just sad to read.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:32 pm to dawgsjlw
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Death heals all your wounds,
But opens new ones in those you leave behind.
Suicide just transfers the pain.
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