To sleep, perchance to dream...

[woodychitwn]

Suicide...

It's one of those things that...  Well, it's arguably the most powerful act that one can commit.  It inspires every emotion in those around you, from Anger and Hatred to sympathy and appreciation.  To some it is the painless shortcut before disease causes a slow and painful death.  To others, it is a quick end, to what has already been a

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[accordion_hero]

I read about him this morning. I was in the same place he was, a lifetime ago, when I was a different person.

Death should never be the solution because it is finite. I look back on the problems I had way back when, and they seem like faint dreams, so irrelevant are they now.

Death cannot be undone. You cannot change your mind, you cannot take it back and say you're sorry.

I am glad I came to my senses when I did. I am sorry for his family and friends that it was too late for him.

[woodychitwn]

As they say, "Life sucks... But it sure beats the alternative!"

And you're right... Looking back at my problems then? My god... There are no words for how small my world-view was then.

Not just because of the family and friends whom I would have hurt at the time, but... The countless people who've touched my life, and whose lives I have touched in return since then!

In the end though... I can accept that it wasn't my time. Apparently, for Rukus, it was. And he can't be judged or blamed for that... I trust that good can and will, still come from it.

[woodychitwn]

*Nods* I think most people have, brushed by the thought, so the poll results thus far surprise me. I had assumed a lot more firm, "No." responses.

[rustitobuck]

In a kind of Daniel Quinn/Ishmael sort of way, I'm not that surprised at the poll results. Modern human civilization is not kind to the homo sapiens species. Other species lose the will to live over less stress than we give ourselves.

And yeah, I was at a point when I was young, when I made an attempt.

Double damn. The first damn was for Obama's grandmother.

This one makes me even sadder, wet eyes and all.

I know I can get pretty down sometimes. But I can function and go to work, and I figure down turns to up eventually. But I have a pact: no suicide. No matter what.

[itchyglow]

How sad. I followed the link to his profile, and the pain on the page was palpable.

Even though I've suffered terrible depression during my life, it was only last year that I first thought to myself, "if this is the rest of my life, then I can't imagine living it in the long run." With the support of others I learned how to turn my life around. It looks like there were people who tried to do the same for him, but you're right, it was his call. I guess that all one can hope for is that when he made this decision, it provided him with some peace in the final moments of his life.

[woodychitwn]

I think that, illness is a great motivator for such thoughts and I'm glad you decided to see things through!

[itchyglow]

me too. it wasn't just illness that fueled my despair, but it didn't exactly help things...

[mestopho]

I knew him. I've been sitting on my couch all morning crying here and there, just talking to my friends. I called my mom and told her how much I loved her. Made my boyfriend promise that if he ever needed to talk about anything, he would go to someone and talk, because I would never ever want to be in the position that Sable, his boyfriend, is in right now.

Rukus was a really intelligent guy. He had a knack for making people happy. He just couldn't seem to make himself happy.

[woodychitwn]

*Nods solemnly*

I'm sorry for your loss...

[mestopho]

I tried at one point to kill myself. I'm just very glad that there were people there to stop me.

[pounce_de_leon]

When I was 14, one of my closest friends hung himself in the doorway to our school as a final protest against bullying. No one saw it coming, no one expected it, but it happened.

When I was 16, my boyfriend repeatedly attempted to kill himself, usually relying on me to watch out for him and make sure to stop him.

At this point, I really have no feelings left towards suicide. I, personally, enjoy life, but if a person is truly determined to kill themselves, much like my friend, they will do so.

All we can do is sit back and hope that he's at peace.

[woodychitwn]

I could imagine that having so many brushes with it yourself, that being numbed to it would make sense... But I agree, those who are just shouting for attention, are doing just that. Those who truly want to die, will.