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Your life is important, everyone.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:18 pm
I lost a good friend of mine today. He had lost his wife in a car accident they were in, and struggled with survivors guilt for the last two years since the accident. He committed suicide today, leaving behind his two young children.
I can't stress this enough... There are people that love you! There are people who may not even know you that can be there for you! Please, if you are having a tough time, see a pastor/chaplain, see a psych, see family if you have any available. Seek help, because it is out there!
Tim was a great man. He gave everything he could, and apparently thought that he had nothing else and nowhere to turn (because he didn't want to be a pain to anyone's life with this immense pain that he had).
If you know someone going through a tough time, don't just assume they are ok. Check on them. It doesn't have to be intrusive, but make sure they know you care. The world is short on love as it is, so please, do your part to restore that love if you see someone in a rough spot. It isn't something that we think about, but everyone has the potential to be a hero, a lifesaver.
Your life matters.
Call 911
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
or 1-800-273-TALK(1-800-273-8255)
Text Telephone: 1-800-799-4TTY
(1-800-799-4889)
Military Veterans Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK(Press 1)
Suicide Hotline in Spanish:
1-800-273-TALK(Press 2)
LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
I can't stress this enough... There are people that love you! There are people who may not even know you that can be there for you! Please, if you are having a tough time, see a pastor/chaplain, see a psych, see family if you have any available. Seek help, because it is out there!
Tim was a great man. He gave everything he could, and apparently thought that he had nothing else and nowhere to turn (because he didn't want to be a pain to anyone's life with this immense pain that he had).
If you know someone going through a tough time, don't just assume they are ok. Check on them. It doesn't have to be intrusive, but make sure they know you care. The world is short on love as it is, so please, do your part to restore that love if you see someone in a rough spot. It isn't something that we think about, but everyone has the potential to be a hero, a lifesaver.
Your life matters.
Call 911
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
or 1-800-273-TALK(1-800-273-8255)
Text Telephone: 1-800-799-4TTY
(1-800-799-4889)
Military Veterans Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK(Press 1)
Suicide Hotline in Spanish:
1-800-273-TALK(Press 2)
LGBT Youth Suicide Hotline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
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Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:20 pm to DByrd2
terrible story. I'm sorry for your loss.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:20 pm to DByrd2
OMG man. That's awful. Prayers to family and friends. And it breaks my heart for the kids left behind. Hopefully they have loved ones to help.
Sorry man
Sorry man
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:20 pm to DByrd2
Sorry for the loss but he offed himself with two kids counting on him?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:20 pm to DByrd2
Sorry to hear about your friend Tim
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:22 pm to Bushmaster
Yes. And I don't agree with his course of a action either, but that doesn't change what happened.
Thanks everyone, I just want people to know that others are willing to help.
Thanks everyone, I just want people to know that others are willing to help.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:22 pm to DByrd2
Sorry for your loss, but in the more immediate picture is what happens to the kids? Do they have grandparents, uncles, and aunts to look after them? Any will that they need to be made aware of on the line of secession on who gets them?
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:25 pm to DByrd2
Not trying to be a dick but how selfish does a person have to be to check out after seeing their kids lose their mom?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:26 pm to DByrd2
I am so sorry for your loss.
I think people feel too sad to seek help. They probably fear being treated as crazy.
I think people feel too sad to seek help. They probably fear being treated as crazy.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:26 pm to OMLandshark
They will be with a family member, though it hasn't been long enough to be made clear which.
This may be the saddest thing I have seen.
ETA: He had a living will & testament. He was a former USAF member.
This may be the saddest thing I have seen.
ETA: He had a living will & testament. He was a former USAF member.
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:27 pm to DByrd2
Damn. Sorry for your loss.
I couldn't imagine leaving my boys alone like that. Now if I lost them...
I couldn't imagine leaving my boys alone like that. Now if I lost them...
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:28 pm to DByrd2
I'm sorry for your loss. Holidays are a tough time for a lot of people.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:28 pm to Bushmaster
quote:
Not trying to be a dick
You failed, miserably.
OP, sorry for your loss.
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:29 pm to Bushmaster
quote:
Not trying to be a dick but how selfish does a person have to be to check out after seeing their kids lose their mom?
Not to mention doing it 2 weeks before Christmas.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:30 pm to DByrd2
quote:
They will be with a family member, though it hasn't been long enough to be made clear which.
This may be the saddest thing I have seen.
ETA: He had a living will & testament. He was a former USAF member.
So, this wasn't made clear before their deaths on who the kids would live with in case of their untimely demise? Maybe if they both went the way of the wife, but I have a hard time believing that a suicidal person wouldn't at least get that straightened out before killing himself and leaving his kids behind.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:31 pm to upgrayedd
quote:
Not to mention doing it 2 weeks before Christmas.
Didn't think about that either. Real dick move. Couldn't have waited another month or got the will straightened out at least?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:32 pm to OMLandshark
The will is straightened out, the details haven't been pushed to friends of the family yet, as we are giving them grieving time & space.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:32 pm to Bushmaster
quote:are you stupid or really just have no fricking tact?
Bushmaster
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:34 pm to OMLandshark
quote:
Couldn't have waited another month or got the will straightened out at least?
I can't imagine someone who chooses this path despite having children they love are thinking that pragmatically. Come on.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:34 pm to OMLandshark
quote:
Didn't think about that either. Real dick move. Couldn't have waited another month or got the will straightened out at least?
I'm not saying you're wrong, but depression can be a funky thing. Rational thought doesn't come into play, sadly. Prayers for his whole family and I hope his children are surrounded by those who love them.
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