Cerberus.Liandaru said:
A friend of mine killed herself this morning. She was a baby, not even 21 yet. I just don't understand how people can get to that point where they are willing to hurt themselves and risk the unknown versus manning up and facing what life has to offer. This is a double whammy for her family because her uncle was killed last year.
She and I weren't even that close, so I don't know why this is hurting so much. Maybe because so many of my friends were extremely close to her and I feel so horrible for them. I don't know. In any case, I'm going to bed. Enough of this crying ***.
All I can tell you, is sometimes you get backed into a corner, or find yourself in a hole that you just can't seem to get out of. No one can really help, despite them saying constantly 'come to me when you need help' or the like. Some just can't handle it, others, like myself, break through and become stronger for it, but with a new perspective, one of sympathy.
I'm not saying I would just be okay with, or accept someone I cared about killing themselves, I wouldn't turn a blind eye (despite the fact that I damn well know I can't help) but I would at least understand it. I wouldn't call them selfish or hate them for it, nor would I really wonder why. I've been there, I know how it feels, I barely made it out myself.
In the wake of death people often think they could/should have done more, or feel guilt, surely there were signs you must've seen.. The truth is, unless someone is just bat ***crazy, the signs are very subtle, and you have to actually be looking for them to really notice them, and if you are looking for that behavior in the first place, it probably means you already know, or at least suspect it in the first place.