re: Third friend to commit suicide in the last month

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It’s hard to process. My first cousin who I’ve been really close to since moving to BR in 2011 commited suicide 2 weeks ago and I think about him everyday.

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I had a good friend who I'd lost touch with over the years commit suicide about 12-13 years ago. I don't know what was going on in his life at the time though.

My wife's aunt came and spent a month with us in Louisiana about 10 years ago and two months later she blew her brains out on her parent's graves. You just never know what people are dealing with I guess.

This will be happening all over the country if we do another lockdown this winter. But two weeks to flatten the curve!

As others have said you should talk to someone. That is a lot to try to figure out on your own.

Just hang in there fella.

Most of mine are all gone from suicides or overdoses as well.

There is a guilt in being the last one standing, but you can't let that stop you from advancement

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it is an illness caused by a chemical imbalance.

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Not always. Sometimes it can be from unexpected, out of your control life circumstances-grief, unexpected job loss, financial difficulties, rape, etc.

A lot of people losing six figure salaries and various jobs right now, and unemployment is terrible. That can take a toll.

Jesus, man. That’s truly awful. I’m so sorry. I would consider talking to a professional, as soon as possible. And don’t be afraid to try as many as needed.

My condolences...

What secret do y’all have among the group??? ... no joke... if it’s something that weighs heavy on the conscious ...some people can’t take it...

I can’t imagine what you’re going through. I won’t pretend to have gone through something that crazy. But here’s how i can try to relate. My best friend, my fricking brother from the age of 4, was killed while crossing the hwy to check is mail 11 days after his wedding at the age of 27. I watched them pull the plug as I held his hand and cried like a bitch in his dad’s arms.

It sucks. There’s been a hole there that nobody will ever fill.

Flip it. Use it. Live for them. Idk what the circumstances are. But whatever they are, spin it. Make what you do from this point on mean something, Even if it’s only meaningful to you. CHOOSE to make this shite make you kick arse going forward.
Man, Look, can’t lie I’ve drank a few tonight. But we all know it’s when we’re honest. Since my boy died, every decision I make is followed up with a “what would he think” kinda thing.

One of the last conversations we had was the day of his wedding when he told me how happy he was and how dumb I was for not locking down the girl I was dating. At the time, i was too cool and cocky to care. Girls were a dime a dozen. Or so i thought. I almost fricked it up but luckily, i listened and 12 years & 2 kids later, I credit him with me not letting that get away.

I apologize that I’m speaking of my experience, but I’m hoping you can read it and relate it to your boys, in any way you can. The drunk talks, the infrequent/rare occasions we let our bravado take a backseat and have “real talk”. If you’ve had that, then you know what I mean. Use it to push through. This is where you have to put on the big boy pants, evaluate life, and figure out how you’re gonna kick it’s arse. Use them as fuel

And for fricks sake, if you’re going through some dire shite like they were, TALK TO SOME frickING BODY. There’s not a goddam reason in the world to end it all before it’s your time. You can flip the script in a heartbeat with just a lil bit of help from friends & some “get my shite together”

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GeneralLee

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Time. Place. Neither.

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This will be happening all over the country if we do another lockdown this winter. But two weeks to flatten the curve!

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Found that guy